Statistics show that more than half of people with schizophrenia are addicted to nicotine. And they smoke quite a lot - up to 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day. In some countries, such as the United States, 90% of schizophrenics are smokers. At the same time, the total number of people who smoke in the states is about 20%. These data suggest that smoking and…
Schizophrenia is an unpredictable mental illness that can take many forms. Some patients have only one or two attacks in their entire lives, others lose touch with reality in a matter of months. Some types of pathology develop rapidly, and some progress over the years. Residual schizophrenia belongs to the second type. It is characterized by a long period of negative phase. In the article,…
Schizophrenia manifests itself in different ways depending on the form and variety. However, even in severe cases, this pathology can be distinguished from others similar to it. With mixed forms of mental disorders, everything is much more complicated. Mosaic schizophrenia is one of them. The patient has signs of several diseases and syndromes, none of which is core. Let's talk about this in more detail.…
Salts are synthetic drugs that are consumed in the form of powders, tablets, and mixtures, including smoking ones. Under their influence, a person may behave inappropriately. Moreover, even hallucinations and delusions are possible, which are observed in schizophrenia. There is no direct connection between this psychopathology and drugs, however, it is also impossible to exclude the influence of the latter on the development of the…
Schizophrenia is treated in a variety of ways. The main ones are drug therapy and psychotherapeutic sessions. In severe cases, when nothing helps the patient, insulin injections are prescribed and the patient is put into a state of hypoglycemic coma. ECT for schizophrenia is prescribed infrequently, but only as a radical way to combat the disease. Consider the features of this procedure - indications, contraindications,…
Rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia, along with drug treatment, is one of the most important stages in helping patients suffering from this mental illness. A competent, individually selected rehabilitation program helps in organizing everyday life, mastering a profession, finding a job, and developing social skills. Plus, this is a huge psychological support for patients with schizophrenia. How are people with schizophrenia treated? According to statistics,…
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 disease, psychosis. The peculiarity of delirium is that it cannot be explained from the point…
The symptomatology of schizophrenia is so extensive that only a few monographs can list all its symptoms. This is because this disease has many forms and varieties. Moreover, the psyche of each person is unique, so it is difficult to predict exactly how it will behave in the case of mental pathology. Aggression in schizophrenia is not among the most common symptoms. Let's talk about…
Schizophrenia can lead to a complete disintegration of the personality when a person loses his "I" and connection with reality. But some of its forms are easy and do not cause serious complications. Latent schizophrenia, also called latent schizophrenia, belongs to the second group of varieties. Let us describe this disorder in more detail. Key Features of Latent Schizophrenia Latent or latent schizophrenia (more rarely…
Schizophrenia can progress in different ways. One of its forms is called sluggish. It is characterized by a slow course with an unexpressed set of signs. It can develop in a patient for years, and he will not suspect any illness in himself. Psychopathic schizophrenia was previously considered sluggish. However, today it is studied in the framework of schizotypal personality disorders. Let's find out what…
Dementia is an acquired dementia, that is, an intellectual disorder in which there is a persistent decrease in cognitive activity. This manifests itself in the loss of old skills and the inability to acquire new ones. More often this form of dementia is observed in old age. However, it often develops against the background of schizophrenic disorders. Learn how and why dementia occurs in schizophrenia.…
Schizophrenia is often confused with other disorders and syndromes. This is due to the similarity of signs in different mental pathologies, as well as a large number of forms and varieties of schizophrenic spectrum diseases. Most of them are difficult to treat and proceed aggressively. However, there are also less dangerous types. One of them is neurosis-like schizophrenia. Let's take a closer look at its…
Scientists have identified many forms and varieties of schizophrenia described hundreds of its symptoms and developed dozens of treatments for it. However, the exact reasons for it have not yet been established. In most cases, it is a matter of genetic conditioning. For a long time, it was believed that schizophrenia could be a consequence of the use of psychoactive substances. Today, drug addiction is…
Neurosis is the name of a violation of the mental state, which is characterized by irritability, outbursts of emotions from violent joy to depression, and a sharp deterioration in health - these manifestations may indicate the presence of neurosis. At the same time, it is important to distinguish it from the natural irascibility of a person, as well as from an anxiety disorder or neurosis-like…