HCA 240 A Brief History of Schizophrenia The history of schizophrenia, like the history of many mental disorders, has been a tragic tale. Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler first identified and named the disease schizophrenia in 1910 (Burton, 2012). Since that time, the disease has undergone many changes in understanding. Some of the early views of the disease included Freud’s view that it resulted from unconscious conflicts from childhood. Other views led to a myriad of ineffective treatments that were often torturous to the patients including: fever therapy, sleep therapy, gas therapy, electroconvulsive or electroshock treatment, and prefrontal leucotomy (Burton, 2012).
the ICD recognises 7 subtypes of schizophrenia and DSM only recognises 5. The reliability of the early editions of both classification systems were seen as inconsistent and the vagueness of the DSM led to very low reliability in diagnosis. Schizophrenia was more commonly diagnosed in the USA using the DSM (80%) in contrast to England which used the ICD (20%). Although ICD& DSM have become very similar in recent years, they place different emphasis on the importance of symptoms of schizophrenia. The ICD also lists two types of schizophrenia that are not present in the DSM resulting in inconsistency of diagnosis depending on what classification system is used thus causing a lack in reliability.
Genetics, Brain, Structure, and Behavior Sandra G. Jackson PSY/340 January 09, 2012 Stephanie Fernandez Genetics, Brain, Structure, and Behavior During this week I have learn about autism and how the disease affect the human brain, behavior and motor functions. For this assignment I have decided to focus on schizophrenia. The word "schizophrenia" is less than 100 years old. However the disease was first identified as a discrete mental illness by Dr. Emile Kraepelin in the 1887 and the illness itself is generally believed to have tly associated with schizophrenia. In a medical sense split personality is a form of neurosis vice psychosis, slight different from schizophrenia.
Possible APA Research Paper Topics Neurotransmitters: Role in Schizophrenia and Depression A great deal of research into these two mental illnesses has concluded they are diseases of the brain. While there is no cure for either, progress has been made in determining their causes. In each case, it would seem that monoamine neurotransmissions play a role. Begin with an explanation of neurotransmitters and specifically the functions of the monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine and how they may be involved in depression and schizophrenia. Autism & the Benefits of Music Therapy Consider the symptoms of autism, the complexity of reaching children with this disorder, and then support the use of the music therapy as an effective
With this being the case, antipsychotic medications often have side effects that need to be monitored regularly by the health professionals (Young et al, 2011). Compliance is often a challenge with patients either because of the unmanageable side effects they experience or through limited insight. It is a role of the health professionals involved in the care to closely monitor this behaviour, as the effectiveness of the treatment may be affected (Young et al, 2011). Keller, Drexler &Lichtenberg (2009) discuss the benefits of treating paranoid schizophrenia with atypical antipsychotic medication clozapine and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). However both forms of treatment are linked with harsh side effects.
He was begun to hear voices or sounds that are never heard by anyone else. There are many different methods of treatment for this disorder including, medications and therapies. Because the causes of schizophrenia are still unknown, treatments focus on eliminating the symptoms of the disease. Treatments include antipsychotic medications and various psychosocial treatments. Schizophrenia is most likely caused by genetic and emotional influences.
Morel, back in the early 19th century demonstrated the genetic and the role of heredity when he described the case of a psychotic boy whose mother and grandmother also have some psych conditions (Schizophrenia website, 2009). There is a genetic contribution to the etiology of probably all types of schizophrenia. Biological relatives of a patient with Schizophrenia have an increased rate of developing Schizophrenia and its related disorders. There is a high correlation for developing Schizophrenia among close relatives. It is 50% for identical twins.
He used this term to describe the individual’s fragmented thinking. He changed the name to schizophrenia because they realized that the disease was not a form of dementia because it didn’t always lead to mental deterioration and could occur at pretty much any time in life. Dr. Bleuler was also the first to describe symptoms as being “positive” or
The drug companies had long been reluctant to do studies on drug effects on children. It has become a known fact that many of the drugs that work for adults do not work for children and teenagers. "We're dealing with developing minds and brains, and medications have a whole different impact in the young developing child than they do in an adult. We don't understand that impact very well. That's where we're still in the Dark Ages."
These theories are different because Psychodynamic theory deals with mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and nonschizophrenia psychotic disorders. These people hear voices in their heads telling them what to do, as for people with behavioral disorder do what they were praised for doing as a child and with a personality disorder, they lacked the love and attention and do what they see