Rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia, along with medication treatment, is one of the most critical steps in helping patients with this mental illness. A properly designed and individually designed rehabilitation program assists in organizing one's life, learning a profession, finding a job, and developing social skills. Plus, it is tremendous…
Statistics show that more than half of people with schizophrenia suffer from nicotine addiction. And they smoke quite a lot - up to 2-3 packs of cigarettes daily. In some countries, for example, in the USA, 90% of people with schizophrenia are smokers. At the same time, the total number…
Schizophrenia manifests itself differently depending on its type. However, even in severe cases, it is possible to distinguish this pathology from other similar ones. With mixed types of mental disorders, everything is much more complicated. Mosaic schizophrenia is one of them. The patient has signs of several diseases and syndromes,…
The symptoms of schizophrenia are so extensive that only a few differences can list all the symptoms. It is because this disease has many forms and varieties. Moreover, each person's psyche is unique, so it is difficult to predict how exactly it will behave in the case of mental pathology.…
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that alters a patient's perception of reality. This disease was first described more than 100 years ago, but until now, doctors are still unable to figure out the exact mechanisms of its occurrence. Schizophrenia is prevalent in the modern world - four out of…
Mental disorders require careful differential diagnosis, as they have many similar symptoms. However, in the mass consciousness, they are often identified. A person with mental problems is called a schizophrenic, schizoid, or just a psychopath. In this article, we describe the features of schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia. Let's find out…
Introduction Brief overview of schizophrenia and its symptoms Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that aren't there), disordered thinking, abnormal movements, and emotional flatness.…
Introduction Definition of sluggish schizophrenia Sluggish schizophrenia, also known as "schizophrenia simplex," is a subtype of schizophrenia characterized by a gradual onset of negative symptoms, such as apathy, social withdrawal, and a lack of motivation, rather than the more typical positive symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. People with sluggish…
One of the most characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia, which is found in 80% of patients, is delusional ideas. What it is? Delusions are stable conclusions and beliefs that have nothing to do with reality. Delusion in a schizophrenic patient is one of the main manifestations of an exacerbation of the…
Introduction Definition of psychopathy and schizophrenia Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse, impulsivity, and manipulative behavior. People with psychopathy may appear charming and charismatic on the surface but can be highly manipulative and deceitful. They often have a history of criminal or antisocial…
Introduction Definition of schizophrenia and neurosis Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. It is characterized by a wide range of symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking, and reduced emotional expressiveness. It is a type of psychosis, which means that a…
Introduction Definition of recurrent schizophrenia Recurrent schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia characterized by multiple episodes of psychosis, which are typically separated by periods of remission. The onset of recurrent schizophrenia is often in the late teens or early twenties and can be diagnosed when a person has had at…
Gastritis is an inflammatory disease of the gastric mucosa, which can occur with different manifestations, symptoms, and stages. Its cause can be both increased acidity of the stomach, and the insidious bacterium Helicobacter Pylori. studies also show that the disease affects more and more people every year. This is due…
Antral gastritis is localized in the lowest part of the stomach, which passes into the duodenum. In this department, the hormone "gastrin" is produced, which powerfully stimulates acids. It is referred to as hypersecretory gastritis, as there is an increase in acidity. Antral gastritis is a chronic superficial inflammation of…