Schizophrenia
EMOTIONS
DIFFICULTIES
TREATMENT
BEHAVIOUR
'Your doctor may offer you medication known as an ‘antipsychotic’. These reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia, but don’t cure the illness.' (Rethink Mental Illness (nd). Schizophrenia. Available at: https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/about-mental-illness/learn-more-about-conditions/schizophrenia/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9YWDBhDyARIsADt6sGZv7Os0rf3F34Qd8tlxlcQDtxOxnWJW2klogy9nw5lCTPY0zn--qyQaAk91EALw_wcB [Accessed 29/03/2021]).
Healthcare professionals should work with you and other professionals to provide the corrects medications. The professional may have a wide range of options and should provide the individuals with information about each and help them choose the one they feel the most comfortable with and do a ckeck up after some time to check effectiveness.
'If you have been on an antipsychotic for a few weeks and the side effects are too difficult to cope with, you should ask your doctor about trying a different one. NICE state that people who have not responded to at least 2 other antipsychotic drugs should be offered clozapine.' (Rethink Mental Illness (nd). Schizophrenia. Available at: https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/about-mental-illness/learn-more-about-conditions/schizophrenia/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9YWDBhDyARIsADt6sGZv7Os0rf3F34Qd8tlxlcQDtxOxnWJW2klogy9nw5lCTPY0zn--qyQaAk91EALw_wcB [Accessed 29/03/2021]).
The medication could be proided as tablets, syrup or injections that are called depot. The injections are a good resource to use incases where individuals forget they need to take tablets or drink syrup or take too much due to not remebering if they already had some.
There is no actual treatment for this mental ill-health disorder but the medications help to slow down the development of the condition and weaken teh symptoms.
Individuals with this mental ill-health tend to forget things. This includes things such as where they are.
Individuals with schizophrenia may look confused and keep looking around. They could be talking or mumbeling something as they may think they are talking to someone as a hallusisation
They could be screaming or act scared or paniced due to hallusination episodes meaning if anyone will want to help them they may not let them and they could become agressive if they would believe the preson os here to harm them.
'The risk of suicide is increased for people with schizophrenia. Research indicates that around 5–13% of people who live with with schizophrenia die by suicide.' (Rethink Mental Illness (nd). Schizophrenia. Available at: https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/about-mental-illness/learn-more-about-conditions/schizophrenia/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9YWDBhDyARIsADt6sGZv7Os0rf3F34Qd8tlxlcQDtxOxnWJW2klogy9nw5lCTPY0zn--qyQaAk91EALw_wcB [Accessed 29/03/2021]).
Due to halusinations and different views on reality, individuals with schizophrenia may put themselves in danger unintentionally. They may thing they are walking in a corridor or path and fall down the stairs causing serious injuuries or fall out the window by accidnet mistaking it as the door.
'Flat affect (diminished emotional expression) is a hallmark symptom of schizophrenia, although it may also affect those with other conditions. It is a lack of showing emotion characterized by an apathetic and unchanging facial expression and little or no change in the strength, tone, or pitch of the voice' (DotDash (2021). Schizophrenia and the Flat Affect. Available at: https://www.verywellmind.com/flattened-affect-2953086#:~:text=Flat%20affect%20(diminished%20emotional%20expression,or%20pitch%20of%20the%20voice [Accessed 29/03/2021]).
Individuals with this mental ill-health may have difficulties with showing emotions. For example, some individuals with schizophrenia don't smile or may not laugh.
Individuas may also mistakenly read other people's emotions which may effect their own emotions. They may not be able to control their toneor facial expressions and may not even realise.
Suicide attempts
Being agressive and dangerous both to yourself and potentially others
Could lead to depression
Inability to work and earn money leading to financial issues