Drug Treatment For Schizophrenia
Drug Treatment For Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia causes Symptoms Information with Treatment
Schizophrenia begins in late adolescence or age adult. People with schizophrenia may have unusual beliefs, called delusions. Schizophrenia is considered the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors. One child had a parent with schizophrenia. Involves abnormalities in brain structure and activities biochemicals. Sometimes, the use of street drugs seems to bring on schizophrenia. These include ecstasy (E), LSD (acid), amphetamines (Speed) and crack. Environmental factors such as viral infection, poor social relationships stressful situations can trigger schizophrenia in people who have inherited a tendency to develop the disorder. Schizophrenia most often surfaces when the body undergoes hormonal and physical changes is known that schizophrenia families. Therefore, the risk of disease in an identical twin of someone with schizophrenia is 40-50%. A child a parent with schizophrenia has a 10% chance of developing the disease. The risk of schizophrenia in the general population is 1%. Structure brain and abnormal function in people with schizophrenia. However, this type of anomaly does not occur in all patients with schizophrenia and may occur in people without the disease. The effectiveness of the treatment of schizophrenia often assessed using standardized methods, one the most common are the positive negative symptoms scale (PANSS).
The causes of schizophrenia
Common causes and factors risk of schizophrenia
Genetic factors.
Environmental factors.
abnormal brain development
Infections
birth complications
Head injury.
The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia
Sign and symptoms of schizophrenia
Hallucinations.
Delusions.
Paranoia.
Lack of motivation and pleasure.
Concentration
The treatment of schizophrenia
The usual treatment of schizophrenia
Treatment includes counseling, social support and rehabilitation.
The anti-psychotic medications are available to treat the worst symptoms of the disease such as hallucinations, but there is no "cure" at present.
The anti-psychotic medication, if effective, is associated with a number side effects that can cause painful contractions constant movements / shaking, twitching and rambling. However, later ("atypical") antipsychotic drugs are designed to provide symptom control and the number of these debilitating side effects.
Support of family, friends and health services is also an important component of therapy
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Are there treatment options for schizophrenia have not been delayed by a side effect?
typical antipsychotics and all atypical seem to be a risk, but there is another class of drugs that have no risk of dikinesia later?
Topamax is an anticonvulsant, not an antipsychotic as a poster before me. It is used for seizures and migraines not psychosis. As far as I know they are atypical and typical. Of the two, atypical antipsychotics have a lower risk. I think, but I'm not sure, Abilify and Geodon are less likely than other antipsychotic atypical. Of course, this depends on the person, the dosage and duration of treatment. Http: / / www.schizophrenia.com have a board to talk. You can get a better answer to your question. ~ I'm on a few atypical bipolar.
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