Symptoms And Treatments Of Schizophrenia - 1205 Words

Schizophrenia Roughly 2.5 Million Americans have been diagnosed with a chronical brain disorder known as Schizophrenia. Most people believe schizophrenia causes people to have split personalities, but that’s not the case. The illness called Schizophrenia causes a person to hallucinate, hear voices that others can’t hear, make people believe that they are being watched, and the belief somebody is out to harm them. (Mental Health America 2015) In this paper I will write about the prevalence, what causes schizophrenia, symptoms and what the treatments options are. Schizophrenia is not as well-known as other brain disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar but it is also a very serious and chronic disorder that has been interfering†¦show more content†¦Older children such as teenagers are not as lucky as smaller children because it is not uncommon for them to be diagnosed with the disorder. Normally the First signs in a teenager who is affected with Schizophrenia are not as noticeable because the symptoms of the illness are much like the behavior that is expected from a teenager. The symptoms that are easily missed in teenagers are irritability, problems in school, and lack of interest in family and friends. The symptoms that I have listed are usually missed because many parents associate these types of things with normal teens who basically don’t like anything. This disorder doesn’t have a favorite type of person and can strike anyone at any time. This disorder only affects the brain and scientists have been unable to determine what causes it develop within a person’s brain. Experts believe that chemical imbalances in the brain combined with genetics and even the environment possibly are what causes Schizophrenia. Genetics has always been pointed out as a root cause for this disorder to develop because historically people that have family members that have already been diagnosed with the disorder are more likely to develop the disorder themselves. The risk for developing schizophrenia has always been higher in people who have a family history of this mind consuming disorder and other types of mental illnesses. The