Schizophrenia Childhood-onset schizophrenia Last reviewed: February 7, 2010. Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that makes it difficult to: •Tell the difference between real and unreal experiences •Think logically •Have normal emotional responses, •Behave normally in social situations Causes, incidence, and risk factors Schizophrenia is a complex illness. Mental health experts are not sure what causes it. However, genetic factors appear to play a role. •Certain environmental events may trigger schizophrenia in people who are genetically at risk for it.
It can be very difficult to tell whether negative symptoms are part of the schizophrenia, or whether they are present because you are reacting to other frightening or distressing symptoms. For example, a person with a mental health problem may be discriminated against or ignored which may cause them to feel isolated and depressed and so they withdraw. About one in every hundred people is diagnosed with schizophrenia during their lifetime and everyone diagnosed with schizophrenia will have a different experience of the
According to www.justgreatadvice.com, a mixed episode is being both happy and sad, up and down, all at the same time. Generally, this translates into the patient being very depressed emotionally, but displaying symptoms of mania such as inability to concentrate and lack of sleep. The other main type of bipolar disorder is bipolar type II. Bipolar type II is depressive episodes shifting back and forth with hypomanic episodes, but no full-blown manic or mixed episodes. I like to think that a person that has bipolar type II is always “in between” highs and lows or back and forth.
If the adolescent is using drugs (prescription or street drugs) or has another medical condition that can cause the same symptoms, they cannot be diagnosed with schizophrenia (Mulhauser, 2002). This can make diagnosis in teenagers very difficult. Teenagers are vulnerable to drug use and experimenting with drugs. If their caregiver notices a difference in their behavior and takes them to see a doctor they may not admit to their drug use, resulting in a miss diagnosis of schizophrenia. There are more complications in diagnosing adolescents with schizophrenia.
Case Study HCA/210 Case Study According to The American Heritage Dictionary (n.d.), mental illness is any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual's normal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic, or other factors, such as infection or head trauma. Mental illness affects the way a person thinks or behaves. Bipolar, schizophrenia, and depression are among the most common mental illnesses people hear about today. It is far more difficult to spot a mental illness than a physical illness because a mental illness is not always apparent. The difference being, physical illness can be seen, and mental illness can hide, even masquerade it’s symptoms for long periods of time without any treatment.
Understand Mental Health Problems CMH 302 Know the main forms of Mental ill health The main forms of mental ill health can include clinical depression whereby the main signs and symptoms of this may include: * An unusually sad mood that does not go away * Loss of enjoyment and interest in activities that used to be enjoyable * Lack of energy and tiredness * Loss of confidence in themselves or poor self-esteem * Feeling guilt when they are not at fault * Wishing they were dead * Difficulty in concentrating or making decisions * Having difficulity in sleeping or sleeping to much Bipolar is a specific type of depression this is where a person may have an episode of depression followed by an episode of mania. Mania is the opposite of depression. A person experiencing mania may be: * overconfident and full of ideas * be very talkative * find it difficult in sticking to one subject when they are talking * be full of ideas * have less need for sleep * take risks they normally wouldn't Anxiety disorders differ from day to day anxiety as they are more severe, it is long-lasting and it interferes with the persons work or relationships. Some specific types of anxiety disorders can include: * Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) The main symptom of this is overwhelming anxiety and worry, commonly about things that may go wrong or a persons inability to control a situation, even when there are no signs of trouble. Physical symptoms of GAD include a fast or pounding heart, headaches and inability to relax.
These symptoms generally begin within three months of the event and last for no longer than six months after the situation. It is a short-term condition that occurs when a person is unable to cope with, or adjust to, a particular source of stress, such as a major life change, loss, or event. Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has a long term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal. Symptoms usually include little concern for the rights of others and carelessness for what is going on around you.
Depression is one of the most common medical illnesses in the United States. So common that it was given a nickname, “common cold.” Depression is more than just having the “blues’ being “down in the dumps” or experiencing temporary feelings of sadness we all have from time to time. It is in fact a serious condition that affects a person’s mind and body. Depression impacts all aspects of everyday life including eating, sleeping, working, relationships, and how a person thinks about him/herself. People who are clinically depressed cannot “will” themselves to feel better or just “snap out of it.” It takes a combination of prescribed medication, Natural remedies, and psychological help to fully treat Depression.
Social isolation, other mental health issues, being homeless, poverty, having no job, loosing someone close, being physically or verbally abused may all be factors in the development of Schizophrenia. Drug Abuse can lead to someone developing symptoms of Schizophrenia, using elicit drugs like: cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines have been known to make the symptoms
Schizophrenia is defined as a psychotic disorder in which people are disturbed by their own thoughts. Whether it be voices or illusions people that suffer from this illness tend to distort reality. Schizophrenia is usually diagnosed between the ages of 16-30, though it is still being researched today, we are not certain how schizophrenia is developed. Some scientists believe that schizophrenia is caused by a gene malfunction; other scientists say it is caused by family genetics. There are three main symptoms of schizophrenia, delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorder.