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A 23-year-old male asked about a 37-year-old female:
What is the schizophrenia ?
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Schitophrenia: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to: Tell the difference between what is real and not real; Think clearly; Have normal emotional responses; Act normally in social situations.
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Dr. Andrew Berryanswered
Clinical Psychology 16 years experience
Hallucinations: By definition, schizophrenia is about psychosis. Psychosis means the patient is getting external stimuli from the environment through one or more of his or her five senses, that does not objectively exist. In other words there are auditory,visual, olfactory, gustatory, and tactile hallucinations that can be experienced by the patient. Auditory hallucinations, however, are the most common.
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Schizophrenia sympto: Symptoms are disorganized thinking/speech such as loosing train of thought or words incoherent , auditory hallucinations, bizarre delusions or delusions of persecution, social withdrawal, poor hygiene, lack of motivation, poor judgement/attention/executive functions.
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Dr. Dheeraj Rainaanswered
Psychiatry 31 years experience
Don't know: Don't know since i don't know and don't know your symptoms or your history. However if the question is could anyone get schizophrenia, the answer is yes. Education, wealth, family support does not matter as far as whether one is stricken by schizophrenia, but those things can affect prognosis.
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Dr. Andrew Berryanswered
Clinical Psychology 16 years experience
Schizophrenia: Firstly, do not diagnose yourself. Get a full psychiatric evaluation and inquire about medication options to control hallucinations and other symptoms. Also get a referral to a reputable psychotherapist who specializes in psychotic disorders. DO IT TODAY.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
What is schizophrenia? What are the symptoms of this?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Schizophrenia sympto: Symptoms are disorganized thinking/speech such as loosing train of thought or words incoherent , auditory hallucinations, bizarre delusions or delusions of persecution, social withdrawal, poor hygiene, lack of motivation, poor judgement/attention/executive functions.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Why would there be such a stigma against schizophrenia?
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Dr. Leslie Howellanswered
psychiatry 22 years experience
?: Good question. I would say there is a stigma toward mental illness in general and not just schizophrenia. Lack of education, i feel plays a role. When a mentally ill patient commits a violent act, it seems as if society deems all patients to be violent. There needs to be more mental health awareness.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What can you do to treat schizophrenia?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Tx: Schizophrenia requires life-long treatment with use of atypical antipsychotics as the mainstay. Conventional neuroleptics are another alternative. Psychosocial treatments that go hand in hand with medications include: family therapy, social skills training, vocational rehabilitation & individual therapy.
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Apr 20, 2013
Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
Psychiatry 27 years experience
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What is the onset of schizophrenia?
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Dr. Leslie Howellanswered
psychiatry 22 years experience
Early signs : The onset of schizophrenia is usually in late adolescence to early adulthood. Sometimes the onset can be rapid or gradual. Early signs can be social isolation, deterioration in hygiene, paranoia, inapproriate laughter, making irrational or odd statements, appear emotionless or unmotivated, may abandon hobbies and activites and their performance at work or school deteriorates.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What should I do if you think you have schizophrenia?
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Dr. Leslie Howellanswered
psychiatry 22 years experience
Evaluation: You should be evaluated by a psychiatrist. Onset of schizophrenia is usually between ages 16-30. Early signs can be social isolation, deterioration in hygiene, paranoia, hallucinations, making irrational or odd statements, feel emotionless or unmotivated, may abandon hobbies and activities and performance at work deteriorates.
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