She’s living her best life now. When Michelle Hammer was a teenager, she started having a different feeling. More often than not, she would zone out and think she was at a different place. The zoning out later turned into hearing voices in her head. It was hard to fathom what was happening to her. […]
Get rid of negative. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects a person’s ability to think, manage their emotion, and interact with others. It manifests with various symptoms. The symptoms are either negative or positive. Positive symptoms don’t mean they are right. It means that the person is showing signs of hallucinations and delusion. These […]
Having schizophrenia is not the end of the world. It’s a good era to be alive. The innovation of new technology has made diagnosis and treatment of diseases and illnesses much reliable. However, despite the technological advances, there is still a great deal we need to learn about mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is at the forefront […]
Always good to know. Mental illnesses are not well understood or talked about enough in society. In some places in the world, someone with a mental illness can be thought of as cursed as opposed to in need of treatment. Schizophrenia is one of those mental disorders surrounded by a lot of misinformation. Schizophrenia is […]
Say goodbye to negative side effects with this antipsychotic drug. Antipsychotic drugs are what doctors use for the treatment of the psychotic symptoms of a schizophrenic patient. There are three types of antipsychotic medications, first-generation, second-generation, and third-generation antipsychotics. First-generation antipsychotics came into the market in 1950. The drugs are also called neuroleptic since they […]
A diagnosis of schizophrenia changed the course of Alice’s life. While significant steps have been taken in recent years to reduce the stigma around mental illnesses like depression and anxiety, schizophrenia still remains a taboo topic which is greatly understood in most circles. And it’s a shame. With more than one in ten Australians living […]
Everything you need to know about tardive dyskinesia – a common and uncomfortable side effect of many medications for schizophrenia. As if dealing with a mental health condition isn’t challenging enough, the medications used to treat illnesses like schizophrenia often come with a list of side effects longer than your arm. Without a full understanding […]
Recent research has found that a specially designed video game could relieve symptoms of schizophrenia. Video games get a bad rap – our kids are spending too much time on them, and their content is often questionable. If some media is taken at face value, video games could be considered single-handedly responsible for a rise in […]
She has always been constantly shocked by the many myths and misconceptions people have about Schizophrenia. Although Alice recalls struggling with depression from the age of 16, she had never imagined that she could ever be having Schizophrenia. To her, it somehow feels like the Schizophrenia was simply an escalation of depression. The first time […]
Things are not always as they seem. The idea that Schizophrenia is a distinct disease has been disputed for a while now. According to a research study by C. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD of Washington University School of Medicine, Schizophrenia is not a distinct disease but rather a combination of eight disorders. Scientists attribute this […]