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This research proposal "schizophrenia: Disabling Medical Condition" explores factors for schizophrenia that are extensively said to have a neurobiological base.... schizophrenia is a disabling medical condition that Eugen Bleuler originally made up in the year 1911.... Essentially, schizophrenia brings major transformations in the patient's social and psychological functioning, which are generally, enduring or sporadic.... schizophrenia normally begins between late adolescence and the mid-30s, but commencement prior to adolescence is not common (Long, 2009)....
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The aim of this research is to present some of the causes and symptoms of schizophrenia.... While studies on its prevalence contribute to a better diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia, in-depth discussion of its causes and symptoms provides a more rounded knowledge of the behavior of schizophrenics.... It is further posited that children with schizophrenia in their family are 15 percent at risk of the disease than those without cases of schizophrenia in their families....
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Since there is no definable and definite cause of schizophrenia, it becomes difficult to determine who is at risk for developing the disorder or even who already has the disorder.... However, doctors, psychiatrists, and scientists have still managed to compile a small list of possible causes of schizophrenia.... Genetics is believed to play a large role in the developing of schizophrenia.... This paper talks about schizophrenia, a “chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder” and mental illness that is diagnosed psychiatrically....
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Schizophrenia: symptoms and treatments Schizophrenia is one of the most common forms of mental disorder today.... The causes of schizophrenia are not yet well understood.... This paper will describe the symptoms of schizophrenia disorder and treatment methods offered by the biological, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral approaches.... Hallucination is another major symptom of schizophrenia, according to Harrison and Weinberger (2011, p....
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The author of the paper "Mental illness: Definitions, Causes, and treatments" states that if we start analyzing mental health in the light of the cultural context, we would come to realize that it is the influence of 'culture' that distinguishes between mental health and mental ill-health.... Cultural perspectives in Britain indicate that it is often misunderstood that Black people have something that looks like 'schizophrenia' but isn't.... This has led to the proposition that what is often mistaken for schizophrenia among Afro-Caribbeans is actually an acute psychotic reaction that is, madness brought on as a psychological reaction to unpleasant life events (Lewis et al....
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The paper "Causes and Symptoms of schizophrenia" focuses on the critical analysis of some causes and symptoms of schizophrenia.... While studies on its prevalence contribute to a better diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia, in-depth discussion of its causes and symptoms provides a more rounded knowledge of the behavior of schizophrenics.... It is further posited that children with schizophrenia in their family are 15 percent at risk of the disease than those without cases of schizophrenia in their families....
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The history of schizophrenia is quite long and can be dated back to ancient Egypt, Greek, and the Roman period.... However, conclusive proof of the cause has still not been made (The history of schizophrenia, n.... However, with regard to the treatment outcome, this classification has not proved to be of much use and hence scientists are increasingly using the symptoms and progression of the disease to predict their outcome.... "Mental Illness: schizophrenia" paper focuses on this biological disease that caused due to disorders in the brain....
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The paper explains that as a mental disorder, schizophrenia has numerous consequences for the society, the affected persons, as well as their families.... schizophrenia, the most common psychotic disorder, refers to a thinking disorder whereby an individual's ability to communicate, ability to recognize reality, his/her judgment, thinking process, as well as his/her emotional responses deteriorate greatly in such a way that there is serious impairment of his/her functioning....
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