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Schizophrenia: An overview

Shahid Rasool,Muhammad ZeeshanZafar*,Zulfiqar Ali, Alia Erum

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. They may hear voices other people don’t hear. Schizophrenia symptoms contain three categories; Positive, Negative and Cognitive. There are different causes of Schizophrenia this may be due to Genes, Environment or Change in Brain Structures. Due to Schizophrenia the illness occurs in less than 1 percent of the general population, but this range becomes 10 percent who have first degree relatives with the disorder, such as parents, Brother or sister. Most people with schizophrenia are not violent; however, the risk of violence is greatest when schizophrenia is untreated. There are different molecular mechanisms of Schizophrenia i.e. Neurodevelopment Hypothesis, Dopamine hypothesis and Glutamate Hypothesis. It is important to help a person with schizophrenia symptoms get treatment as quickly as possible. Here Two main types of treatment can help with symptoms: antipsychotic medications and psychosocial treatments. Family and friends can help their loved ones with schizophrenia by helping them get treatment and encouraging them to stay in treatment.