Schizophrenia Is That Real What is Schizophrenia Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia “Is That Real? ”

What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to: *Tell the difference between what is real and not real *Think clearly *Have normal emotional responses. *Act normally in social situations

What Are The Causes? *Experts are not sure exactly what causes Schizophrenia. They do think the genetics play a role. *Certain events may trigger Schizophrenia in people who are already at risk because of their genes *You are more likely to develop Schizophrenia if you have a family member that already has the disease. *Develops in both men and women

*Irritable and Tense *Depression *Insomnia *Forgetful *Depression *Inappropriate laughing and crying *Odd or irrational statements *Flat *Inability to express self *Unable to concentrate *Delusions *Disorganized Speech *Withdrawl

Meds Aripiprazole (ay ri pip' ray zole) ABILIFY * Dr. William H. Carson was on the board to help develop the drug * Add on drug * Helps by lessoning the amount of serotonin and dopamine in brain * Abilify is not a cure, it is simply used to lesson effects of disease

Works Cited http: //www. nimh. nih. gov/health/topics/schiz ophrenia/index. shtml http: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH 0001925/ Google images of Schizophrenia http: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH 0000221/