Doctors' Day Special: All you need to know about schizophrenia

Causes: Heredity and personality traits and structure, schizoids and schizo typal personality types have a tendency to suffer from schizophrenia.

 

Symptoms: Introverted people who do not talk to anybody, do not interact, stay alone, less sharing of thoughts with others, abnormal behaviour, they prefer hobbies that are solitary, these people are unclean, they harm themselves, they talk irrelevantly and spontaneously and they have delusions ie false beliefs and hallucinations.

 

Prevention: Can be prevented or delayed at childhood but it is very difficult to do so.

 

Cures: Advanced drugs and medical treatment.

 

Treatment should be given as early as possible

 

They must stay in a good and happy environment with people who love and support them

 

Shock therapy gives quick relief from problems

 

When freed from illness, they become normal

 

They must be taken care of, but not excessive care, as they become dependent and feel low on confidence.