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Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factor and Treatments

by Vishal Kaushik Digital Marketer
What is Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a mental condition in which a person keeps some unreal or imaginary things in his/her mind that are not really there. Schizophrenia may occur due to family, social stress or due to peer pressure in office.

Types of Schizophrenia 

There are five types of schizophrenia —

  • Catatonic schizophrenia
  • Disorganized schizophrenia
  • Paranoid schizophrenia
  • Undifferentiated schizophrenia
  • Residual schizophrenia

Causes of Schizophrenia

  1. Genetic
  2. Biochemical Factors
  3. Stress

Symptoms of Schizophrenia

It can be divided into three parts:

Positive Symptoms:

  • Hallucination
  • A myth
  • Have trouble thinking
  • Having trouble doing physical activities

Negative Symptoms:

  • Speak less
  • Loss of voice
  • Lack of feelings in everyday life

Cognitive Symptoms:

  • Memory loss
  • Have trouble making things
  • Having trouble focusing

Risk Factors

  • Psychosocial factors
  • Consumption of alcohol and other drugs
  • Contact with some types of viruses
  • Birth defect
  • Malnutrition at birth

Treatment


  • Antipsychotic treatment
  • Psychosocial treatment
  • Coordinated specialty care


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