It originated in the early 50's when doctors working
with schizophrenic patients noticed that the communication dynamic between all the family members was dysfunctional and the symptoms of the patients intensified when there was more conflict within the family.
So I started to image them with the idea, «Can I use imaging technologies to see if I can also observe a commonality and the patterns that we saw
with schizophrenic patients?»
Not exact matches
It arose from several sources, including simultaneous attempts on the part of several clinicians in the early Fifties to understand and to treat their
schizophrenic patients more successfully than had been the case
with orthodox one - to - one approaches (see HFT).
Immediately I said, «OK, I can not study
schizophrenics, but I can study psychosis in
patients who are coming
with cocaine substance - use disorders.»
«Perhaps as many as 30 percent of
schizophrenic patients may now become candidates for more precise treatment based on the individual characteristics of these four genes,
with the remaining cases becoming less mysterious as we pull these groups out of the mix,» says Malaspina, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone.
Losing touch
with reality puts
schizophrenic patients at high risk of job loss, illness, homelessness, and suicide.
He introduces us to people facing radically altered senses of identity: an Alzheimer's
patient whose life narrative erodes relentlessly; a woman whose
schizophrenic world is filled
with voices; a man who feels he must amputate his leg to feel whole.
The attenuation of MP's effects could also reflect abnormal D2 receptor function, as was previously suggested to explain findings in marijuana - abusing
schizophrenic patients, who, despite displaying low DA release, showed increases in psychotic symptoms when challenged
with amphetamine (21).
One study focusing on treatment - resistant
schizophrenic patients found that high - dose glycine in association
with antipsychotic medication could significantly alleviate negative symptoms associated
with this mental illness1.
They fall in love as they study for their exams, face moral dilemmas as they split open cadavers, confront police who rough up their
patients, and treat
schizophrenics with pathologies similar to their own.
Literature Review: Would the Addition Psycho Education to Medication Management in Q Community Outpatient Setting By a Nurse Practitioner Yield Greater Medication Adherence in Adult
Schizophrenic Patients A new achievement in medical science is the introduction of psycho - education for the people who live
with psychological disturbance.
The Effect of a Brief Cognitive Behavioural Stress Management Programme on Mental Status, Coping
with Stress Attitude and Caregiver Burden While Caring for
Schizophrenic Patients.
Many
patients with DID are misdiagnosed as
schizophrenic because they may «hear» their alters «talking» inside their heads.
He previously worked for a number of years as a healthcare assistant in psychiatry on inpatient wards
with schizophrenic and severely depressed
patients, which provided him
with an insight into acute mental health issues.
Therefore, it is not uncommon to encounter obsessive - compulsive
schizophrenics, panic
patients who also suffer
with borderline personality disorder, and so forth.