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SCHIZOPHRENIAA Report by: Taylor Brock

WHAT?What is schizophrenia?

WHAT IS SCHIZOPHRENIA

Schizophrenia is a disease of the mind that can cause delusions, trouble with interaction and many other symptom's, however schizophrenia can be categorized into 5 different types.

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA

Paranoid Schizophrenia is categorized by the following symptoms….

Hallucinations (such as hearing voices) Delusions (like thinking people are trying to kill

you) AnxietyAngerEmotional DistanceViolenceSuicidal thoughts and tendencies

However, none of these symptoms hinder everyday life

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Common Delusions Include: a feeling that you are being singled out for harm, maybe a

belief that a coworker or friend is trying to hurt you.

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Those with paranoid schizophrenia also tend to have hallucinations, like hearing

or seeing things that no on else can.

JOHN NASH JR.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER, AND MATHEMATICIAN

JUNE 13, 1928John Nash Jr.

DISORGANIZED SCHIZOPHRENIA

This type of schizophrenia is categorized by the following symptoms…

Poor speechAntisocial or strange behavior

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SCHIZOPHRENIA

Disorganized Schizophrenia often causes people to experience psychosis. Psychosis is when thoughts and emotions become so impaired that all sense of reality is lost.

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A Because those suffering from

disorganized schizophrenia often suffer from Psychosis, they often have

trouble functioning in everyday reality

CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA

Those diagnosed with Catatonic Schizophrenia also suffer from psychosis and have trouble with movements. Those with

this disease either are in a coma-like state or hyperactive, however nowadays, it is rare to have this type of

schizophrenia due to improved medications.

UNDIFFERENTIATED SCHIZOPHRENIA

This type of schizophrenia includes all of the other symptoms that catatonic, paranoid, and

disorganized schizophrenia have, except it cannot be determined which symptoms are more

prevalent over the others. Hence, this diagnosis is a hard one to make and even harder to treat.

RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA

Residual Schizophrenia is when the patient, has, in the past shown some signs of having one type of

schizophrenia, but little to no symptoms at all. However, patients can still experience delusions

and other symptoms.

WHEN& HOW& WHY

When, and How and Why does schizophrenia occur.

WHEN & WHO? Schizophrenia is thought to occur in late

adolescents or early adulthood.

1% of the US population has schizophrenia and it occurs equally between men and women.

However women’s symptoms usually manifest later in life than male’s.

HOW? Researchers believe that schizophrenia

has something to do with genes.

It has shown that those with close relatives with schizophrenia have a better chance of having the disease.

TREATMENT

Schizophrenia is treated with antipsychotics such as Clozaril. Clozapine aka Clozaril, was

the first anti-psychotic drug introduced in the 90’s. While it is effective in treating

schizophrenia is also can cause agranulocytosis or the loss of white blood

cells.

Other drugs such as olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel�), and risperidone (Risperdal�) have

less risk that Clozapine however, are not as effective.

TREATMENT

Antipsychotics are very effective In treating hallucinogenic and delusional symptoms but can

often have side effects.

WORK CITED

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http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/schizophrenia-types