Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is the breakdown of thoughts, with poor emotional response.
Schizophrenia is a mental illness which affects the way you think and can effect how you cope with day to day life.
- Genetics
- Birth complications
- Brain chemistry
- Stress
- Social factors
- Drug abuse
Causes of Schizophrenia
Positive Symptoms
Change in thoughts and behaviour
- confused thoughts
- changes in behaviour
- delusions
- hallucinations.
Negative Symptoms
- lack of sleep
- loss of interest and motivation
- lack of concentration
- no desire to leave the house
- feeling uncomfortable with people.
- Paranoid-type schizophrenia
- Disorganised-type schizophrenia
- Undifferentiated-type schizophrenia
- Residual-type schizophrenia
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Schizotypal disorder
Hi,
Types of Schizophrenia
Some people are more likely than others to develop the illness as a result of a stressful event, such as bereavement or the loss of a job.
https://www.rethink.org/diagnosis-treatment/conditions/schizophrenia
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Schizophrenia/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/schizophrenia.aspx
Mark Dornan
QUB Nursing Student