Schizophrenia Treatment and Prevention

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness in which structural changes in the brain, or health disparities, said that the cause bizarre or distorted sense of reality, behavior, emotions, movements, and periods of experience delusions and hallucinations. It requires the skills of coping and management strategies on an ongoing basis.

treatment. Treating clients with schizophrenia are categorized in two ways, using drugs, and through psychological treatment. Psychotherapy is widely recommended for use in the treatment of schizophrenia, although it does not directly affect symptoms. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is also used to learn new techniques to solve problems and help deal with the delusions and hallucinations. It is used to target specific symptoms. Counseling and family therapy is another treatment is designed for both client and family members to find ways to effectively deal with the situation or problem. Some patients with severe cases respond to electrical therapy (ECT) and / or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS ).

Typical antipsychotics are used to reduce the positive symptoms of psychosis and takes about 7-14 days for the main effect to occur. They are also known as "first-generation antipsychotics. But these kinds of drugs are more likely to cause side effects such as Parkinson's.

Meanwhile, a new generation of antipsychotic medication called "atypical antipsychotics" gave a high convenience for customers. This not only reduces the positive symptoms but negative symptoms and goals. Furthermore, they are less likely to cause Parkinson's like the effect and tardive dyskinesia. And for these reasons, it is widely used and favored by a majority of the population.

prevention. Because there are no proven or determine the reasons for the cause of schizophrenia, primary and secondary prevention are taught from the public, to reduce or avoid the risk factors involved.

primary prevention aims to prevent the development of new cases. This can be done through improvements in prenatal and obstetric care, nutrition and healthy living. Avoidance of psychoactive drugs and stress reduction strategies in developing preventive measures as well. Public education campaigns about risk factors and early symptoms are also considered a form of preventive health care. On the other hand, secondary prevention are early intervention for psychosis in order to prevent further episodes and the development of long-term disability or schizophrenia.

Always remember that no matter what schizophrenia clients say or do, they do not personally directed at you. These remarks are simply a byproduct of their distorted and confused state of thinking brought on by schizophrenia. Safety precautions must always be viewed not only keep them safe, but also to ensure their own safety as well.