Paranoid Schizophrenia By Grant Sexton and Ken Johnson
Feb 22, 2016
Paranoid Schizophrenia
By Grant Sexton and Ken Johnson
Definition
• A chronic mental illness in which the person loses touch with reality.
Symptoms
• Auditory Hallucinations• Anxiety• Anger• Emotional distance• Violence• Argumentativeness• Self important or condescending manor• Suicidal thoughts• Delusions
Tests
• Physical exam• Checking height, weight, vital signs, heart, and
lungs• Laboratory tests• Complete blood count, screening for alcohol
and drugs, thyroid function• Psychological evaluation• Thoughts and feelings and talk about symptoms
Treatments
• Medications:• Psychotherapy• Hospitalization • Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT)• Vocational skills training
Causes/Risk Factors
• Genetic factors• Environmental Factors• Family History• Exposure to viruses while in the womb• Poor nutrition while in the womb• Stressful life circumstances• Older paternal age• Psychoactive drugs while in adolescence
Complications I
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviors• Self destructive behaviors• Depression • Abuse of alcohol, drugs, and prescription
drugs• Poverty• Homelessness
Complications II
• Incarceration• Family conflicts• Inability to work or attend school• Health problems-Anti-psychotic meds• Being a victim or perpetrator of a crime• Heart and lung problems due to smoking
Statistics
• 3.2 million Americans are currently diagnosed with schizophrenia
• 35% of them live independent lives• 25% need some kind of recovery• 15% need extensive support• 15% are dead from suicides• 10% are hospitalized
Examples
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCbf-pKtkhU
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9qHZQv0PXM
Works Cited
• CNN.com(MayoClinic.com) Dec 16, 2013• Schizophrenia.com, March 26, 2013