SCHIZOPHRENIA
The main
cause of schizophrenia is
b it is thought to be caused
genetics
by an excess of Dopamine
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SIGNS to SYMPTOMS
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HO
1 positive symptoms psychotic
on
2 Negativesymptoms
Negative state
Hallucinations
Wtf
Mor
FLATAFFECT
visual toy
L
Delusions
auditorynoise'll
crandiose maybelieve
they are all powerful tell
how accomplishedtheyare
persecutory feelssingled out
for harm by others such as
beinghunteddown by the FBI
referential
believerandom
occurrences directlyrelate tothem
Eino'atienatisbelissiengthmaetaothers
3 Cognitivesymptoms problems in thinking
disordered thinkin
inability to make decisions
Poor Problem solving a
difficultyconcentrating
short term memorydeficits
impairedabstractthinking
talking about him
Thought disturbance
Neologisms
Loose association unconscious
inabilits to focus on asina.ie
nought mayprogresstoflightofideas
Echolalia repitition
attempt to identify with
who is speaking
worthIggy
schizophrenia causes disturbances in thoughtprocessess perception and affect
normally appears in late teens to early adulthood
severe deterioration of social and occupational functioning
schizophrenia has varying degrees
CTIVE PSYCHOTIC PHASE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
Psychotic symptomsprominent
Delusions toHallucinations
Disorganizedspeech b behaviors
This is why people w schizophrenia
a
RESIDUALPHASE
positive symptoms go away
negativesymptomsremain
Flat affect
Do not return to full functioning
get hospitalized
OUTCOMES OFTREATMENT
recognizes distortions of reality
perceives self realistically
no harm to self or others
TREATMENTOFACUTE SX
meant to stabilize them
grouptherapy is in affective
individualized therapy
medications to control Sx
FAMILYtherapy
may experience grief
PHARMACOLOGY
FIRST GENTYPICALS Halodot good for positivesymptoms
HIGH risk for side effects
might see cogentin Benadryl PRN for treatment of EPS
WHAT IS EPS
EXTRA PYRAMIDALSYMPTOMS
these most commonly include
Dystonia contractions of the neck face b tongue
BENADRYL
COGENTIN
seudoparkinsonism characterized bybradykinesia rigidityshuffling gait droolingtotremors
can be treated with antiparkinsonianssuch as Benz
tropine