Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder. It is characterized by delusions and hallucinations. Most of the patients can have a near normal life (25% complete cure, 50% some disability, 25% do not recover) despite having the illness, if adhered to the medical advice.
Frank delusions and hallucinations are categorized as positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Most common delusions are delusions of control, delusion of perception and thought broadcasting. Most common hallucinations are thought echo, third person auditory hallucinations and hallucinations hearing as a running commentary.
In addition, some patients can have negative symptoms such as apathy, social withdrawal, amotivation and lack of drive. These symptoms usually occur in patients with chronic schizophrenia. They are quite difficult to treat.
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Frank delusions and hallucinations are categorized as positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Most common delusions are delusions of control, delusion of perception and thought broadcasting. Most common hallucinations are thought echo, third person auditory hallucinations and hallucinations hearing as a running commentary.
In addition, some patients can have negative symptoms such as apathy, social withdrawal, amotivation and lack of drive. These symptoms usually occur in patients with chronic schizophrenia. They are quite difficult to treat.
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Dear Doctor,
ReplyDelete"Most of the patients can have normal life" if doctors orders are followed is not entirely correct. Only 25% of Patients recover while 50% do lead a life of disability with life long medication and the rest 25% do not recover at all.USA which is supposed to be the richest country has nearly 1,80,000 mentally ill prisoners because they do not admit the fact that they are ill.
Every disease has Genetic cause but mentioning this about schizophrenia only increases the Stigma to the family.
I am happy you have mentioned the efficacy of Clozapine over all other anti psychotics whether typical or atypical.
Dear captainjohann
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the correction. I have made the necessary changes.
I agree with your comment regarding the stigma, but as far as i know schizophrenia has much stronger genetic component than other diseases, except diseases with mendelian inheritence. I really aprreciate your comments.
Manura