Category: Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a human mental disorder that alters and affects peoples thinking capabilities, actions, and emotions. Moreover, the conditions also change peoples perception of reality and influence a persons social behavior. In this sense, schizophrenia determines peoples relationships and circles. Although schizophrenia is rare compared to other mental disorders, the condition is considered one of…

Mental health of a person is a complex issue because of the numerous factors affecting it and many diseases that might impact this aspect. In such a way, much attention is given to analyzing the psyche of a person and determining the major causes for the emergence of undesired conditions. Furthermore, it becomes vital to…

Article Summary The article Clinical relevance of paliperidone palmitate 3-monthly in treating schizophrenia discusses how the mentioned injectable antipsychotic (PP3M) improves non-adherence and prevents relapses in schizophrenia treatment using four injections per year. Paliperidone, the active metabolite of risperidone, is an antagonist of the D2 and 5HT receptors (Mathews et al., 2019). PP3M is based…

Table of Contents Biological Variables Psychological Variables Social Variables Competence References Biological Variables The mother brought Demetri, her 39-year-old son previously diagnosed with schizophrenia, because of his deteriorating mental well-being. The mother claims that this was due to his discontinuation of the necessary prescribed drugs about a month ago. This stop in his post-hospital treatment…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) is a collection of mental disorders. It includes the definitions, classifications, and organization of the disorders. Also, the manual contains a list of criteria that is used to make a diagnosis.…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) is a collection of mental disorders. It includes the definitions, classifications, and organization of the disorders. Also, the manual contains a list of criteria that is used to make a diagnosis.…

Abstract The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders provides a practical diagnostic approach for numerous mental disorders. Schizophrenia is among the disorders that the DSM-5 offers an outlook for. This study evaluates the diagnosis of schizophrenia in a high school teenager, focusing on their background history, including medical conditions to assert the prevalence of…

Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder whose pathogenesis involves various neurotransmitter systems. The authors conducted their study with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan and received a grant from Taipei Veterans General Hospital. In recent years, scientists have made notable progress in understanding the neurobiochemistry of schizophrenia. &with varied symptoms and non …

Modern Approaches Influencing the Development of the Disorder Researchers believe that schizophrenia can take its origins in the malfunctioning of certain neurotransmitters. In particular, one should mention glutamate and dopamine (Hirvonen & Hietala, 2011). In this case, one should not speak about the causal relations between the dysfunctions of neurotransmitters and schizophrenia (Hirvonen & Hietala,…

Table of Contents Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features QTc Levels and Titration QTc: Community Views and Standards References The present paper considers the case of JD, who is a 62-year-old woman with a history of psychiatric diagnoses, which indicate her predisposition to delusions. Her major complaint is auditory hallucinations. Despite the detection of…