World Schizophrenia Day 2022 | May 24th | Schizophrenia - Myths and Facts

World Schizophrenia Day 2022 | May 24th | Schizophrenia - Myths and Facts

Schizophrenia - Myths and Facts will be discussed on the eve of World Schizophrenia Day May 24th

Schizophrenia is a psychosis, a type of mental illness characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behaviour.

Common experiences include:

hallucination: hearing, seeing or feeling things that are not there;

a) delusion: fixed false beliefs or suspicions not shared by others in the person’s culture and that are firmly held even when there is evidence to the contrary;

b) abnormal behaviour: disorganised behaviour such as wandering aimlessly, mumbling or laughing to self, strange appearance, self-neglect or appearing unkempt;

c) disorganised speech: incoherent or irrelevant speech; and/or

d) disturbances of emotions: marked apathy or disconnect between reported emotion and what is observed such as facial expression or body language.

Worldwide, schizophrenia is associated with considerable disability and may affect educational and occupational performance.

People with schizophrenia are 2-3 times more likely to die early than the general population. This is often due to preventable physical diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease and infections.

Stigma, discrimination and violation of human rights of people with schizophrenia is common.
Schizophrenia is treatable. Treatment with medicines and psychosocial support is effective.

Facilitation of assisted living, supported housing and supported employment are effective management strategies for people with schizophrenia.
Causes of schizophrenia

Research has not identified one single factor. It is thought that an interaction between genes and a range of environmental factors may cause schizophrenia. Psychosocial factors may also contribute to schizophrenia.

Management

Schizophrenia is treatable. Treatment with medicines and psychosocial support is effective. However, most people with chronic schizophrenia lack access to treatment.

There is clear evidence that old-style mental hospitals are not effective in providing the treatment that people with mental disorders need and violate basic human rights of persons with mental disorders. Efforts to transfer care from mental health institutions to the community need to be expanded and accelerated. The engagement of family members and the wider community in providing support is very important.

Видео World Schizophrenia Day 2022 | May 24th | Schizophrenia - Myths and Facts канала Prof. Suresh Bada Math