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Asked by Paka Maka the 1st (Adira) to Yinka, Stéphane, Matt, Gemma on 13 Mar 2018.
Question: What is Schizophrenia?
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Stéphane Berneau answered on 13 Mar 2018:
Hi,
Schizophrenia is a mental health condition and common psychiatric disorder. Patients suffering from this condition are not able to distinguish their thoughts and ideas from reality.
Genetic causes remain unclear. However, people concern that the genetic risk is around 80%.A short video about Schizophrenia:
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Matt Bawn answered on 13 Mar 2018:
This is not my area but there is some good information here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/schizophrenia/
and more information and help here:
I found the following to be particularly strong:
Only a psychiatrist can diagnose schizophrenia. They will make a diagnosis by asking questions about a person’s thoughts and feelings.
There is a lot of disagreement over whether the diagnosis of schizophrenia should still be used and whether focusing on the individual symptoms would be more helpful. However, it is important to remember that a diagnosis is not a label. It is a tool to help professionals decide what types of treatment and support may help. Diagnoses may also change over the course of someone’s lifetime.
this came from:
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-mental-health/types-problems/schizophrenia
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