This article defines schizophrenia and discusses its affects on people whom have this disease. The article also expands on the new information gained about schizophrenia from years of research and advantages from new technology. To briefly summarize this article, schizophrenia usually begins between the ages of 16 and 30, men often being affected earlier than women. Many schizophrenics begin to speak incoherently and see or hear things no one else does. People with this disease go in and out of psychotic periods. Doctors use chemical balancing drugs to treat schizophrenics, but these drugs do not completely banish delusional thoughts. For many schizophrenics these antipsychotic drugs have debilitating side effects. As a result many patients often stop taking their medication and suffer relapses. Doctors and psychiatrists still don’t know exactly what schizophrenia does to the human brain. Fortunately, with the new technology and overall progression of medicinal research, researchers have been able to do extensive brain scans on disease-infected patients. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute discovered evidence suggesting that brains of schizophrenics produce 30-40 percent more dopamine than the average person. Using this newly gained information breakthrough medication can be used to better help treat schizophrenics.
“Improved Treatments Ease A Cruel Disease”
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