Schizophrenia Presented by. Jorge Ramirez

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Discovery

• Symptoms

• Diagnosing

• Different view

• Treatment

• Conclusion

Introduction

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects approximately 3.2 million Americans and 1.1% of the world’s population.

Research suggests that men and women are at equal risk of developing the disease, which occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world.

Introduction part II

Studies show that schizophrenia may be caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain that causes messages in the brain to get mixed up. Scientists believe that schizophrenia, like many other conditions, may result from a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

No one knows exactly what causes the condition or why schizophrenia affects some people and not others.

Discovery • Schizophrenia has been

around for many centuries.• Schizophrenia came to light

in 1908 by the Swiss psychologist, and psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler.

• The word schizophrenia comes from Greek root, schizo meaning spilt and phrenia meaning mind, to describe the fragmented thinking of people with the disorder.

Symptoms

• Auditory hallucination • Disorganized thinking• Paranoid• Delusions • Disorganized speech

Diagnosis

The five types of schizophrenia •Disorganized •Catatonic •Paranoid•Undifferentiated•Residual

Different views

Biological views•Genetics factors•Abnormal Brain Structure

Sociocultural view •Social labeling •Family dysfunction

Psychological View•Cognitive •Psychodynamic

Treatment

Types of Treatment •Antipsychotic Drugs•Institutionalization•Community approach•Psychotherapy

Conclusion