April 27th, 2010 → 10:54 pm @ admin
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV), most of those speaking at a certain Islamic conference are in serious need of help.
DSM IV states “Paranoid Personality Disorder is a pattern of pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent”. Clearly this fits the bill. The manual goes further to state that Paranoid Schizophrenia included delusions that “are typically persecutory or grandiose, or both, but delusions with other themes (e.g., jealousy, religiosity, or somatization) may also occur. The delusions may be multiple, but are usually organized around a coherent theme.”
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April 20th, 2010 → 11:07 pm @ admin
High levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the brain also reduce neuro-inflammation, a factor commonly seen in people with depression. Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids include: salmon, tuna, cod, mackerel, sardines, walnuts and flax seed. One to two grams daily of fish oil as a supplement to a balanced diet is advisable, especially for those susceptible to depression.
A new study suggests that fish oil may also be a possible deterrent to schizophrenia. One theory supporting this hypothesis is that those with schizophrenia don’t process fatty acids properly, leading to damaged brain cells. Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil could possibly help brain cells to repair and subsequently stabilize.
Source: http://www.pharmatherapist.com/2010/02/fish-oil-may-deter-schizophrenia/
in order to get most of the benefits of omega 3 fish oil you should take the proper dosage, at least 3.000 mg of fish oil per day) and lower your omega 6 ingestion (omega 6 takes the enzymes we need for digestion from omega 3.
For mood disorders usually high omega 3 dosages are required, 6.000-10.000 mg per day of fish oil
There are more than 50 benefits of fish oil but I consider the most important its anti inflammatory effects.
Read more at http://www.omega-3-fish-oil-wonders.com/fish-oil-benefits.html
April 16th, 2010 → 11:02 pm @ admin
This video is excerpted from a full length documentary entitled “The Truth about ‘Schizophrenia’” For more information about this video, visit this link:
http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/119
70 Millions of lives have been destroyed by the standard “treatment” for “schizophrenia.”
April 12th, 2010 → 11:00 pm @ admin
Please go to Yahoo and type in “Horrible Truth About Psychiatric Drugs” to see a research paper exposing these drugs.
Also so the search “Documented Proof Psychiatric Drugs Shorten Lifespan”. You will learn information no psychiatrist will tell you. These drugs destroy fertility and libido and cause impotence and extream disphoria and obesity. The promote suicide and violence not prevent it. See the angelfire link for the latest version. Very shocking revealing information…….
April 8th, 2010 → 6:58 am @ admin
Schizophrenia affects 1% of the world’s population, affecting people of all ages and races. Although treatment is available to ease the symptoms, some people make full recoveries (like Rita Goh) , there is no actual cure for the illness.
Schizophrenia was first classified a hundred years ago, but scientists still cannot agree on what causes the psychotic illness.
Schizophrenia may be due to brain abnormalities caused by a virus. It may be a consequence of chemical and physical changes in the brain.
It may be genetic or cause by traumatic experiences in early childhood. It is clearly very difficult to find any kind of consensus about what causes the illness or the best way to treat it.
April 4th, 2010 → 11:29 pm @ admin
Biological Disease:
Most scientists believe that schizophrenia is a biological disease caused by genetic factors, an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, structural brain abnormalities, or abnormalities in the prenatal environment. In addition, stressful life events may contribute to the development of schizophrenia in those who are predisposed to the illness.
Genetic Factors:
Research suggests that the genes one inherits strongly influence one’s risk of developing schizophrenia. Studies of families have shown that the more closely one is related to someone with schizophrenia, the greater the risk one has of developing the illness. For example, the children of one parent with schizophrenia have about a 13 percent chance of developing the illness, and children of two parents with schizophrenia have about a 46 percent chance of eventually developing schizophrenia. This increased risk occurs even when such children are adopted and raised by mentally healthy parents. In comparison, children in the general population have only about a 1 percent chance of developing schizophrenia.
Chemical Imbalance:
Some evidence suggests that schizophrenia may result from an imbalance of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. These chemicals enable neurons (brain cells) to communicate with each other. Some scientists suggest that schizophrenia results from excess activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine in certain parts of the brain or from an abnormal sensitivity to dopamine. Support for this hypothesis comes from anti psychotic drugs, which reduce psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia by blocking brain receptors for dopamine. In addition, amphetamines, which increase dopamine activity, intensify psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia. Despite these findings, many experts believe that excess dopamine activity alone cannot account for schizophrenia. Other neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and norepinephrine, may play important roles as well.
Structural Brain Abnormalities:
Brain imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging and positron-emission tomography, have led researchers to discover specific structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia. For example, people with chronic schizophrenia tend to have enlarged brain ventricles (cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid). They also have a smaller overall volume of brain tissue compared to mentally healthy people. Other people with schizophrenia show abnormally low activity in the frontal lobe of the brain, which governs abstract thought, planning, and judgment. Research has identified possible abnormalities in many other parts of the brain, including the temporal lobes, basal ganglia, thalamus, hippocampus, and superior temporal gyrus. These defects may partially explain the abnormal thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors that characterize schizophrenia.
Factors Before and During Birth:
Evidence suggests that factors in the prenatal environment and during birth can increase the risk of a person later developing schizophrenia. These events are believed to affect the brain development of the fetus during a critical period. For example, pregnant women who have been exposed to the influenza virus or who have poor nutrition have a slightly increased chance of giving birth to a child who later develops schizophrenia. In addition, obstetric complications during the birth of a child—for example, delivery with forceps—can slightly increase the chances of the child later developing schizophrenia.
Stressful Events:
Although scientists favor a biological cause of schizophrenia, stress in the environment may affect the onset and course of the illness. Stressful life circumstances such as growing up and living in poverty, the death of a loved one, an important change in jobs or relationships, or chronic tension and hostility at home can increase the chances of schizophrenia in a person biologically predisposed to the disease. In addition, stressful events can trigger a relapse of symptoms in a person who already has the illness. Individuals who have effective skills for managing stress may be less susceptible to its negative effects. Psychological and social rehabilitation can help patients develop more effective skills for dealing with stress.
March 30th, 2010 → 11:25 pm @ admin
There can be positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
The term “negative symptoms” refers to reductions in normal emotional and behavioral states. These include the following:
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Positive symptoms are easy-to-spot behaviors not seen in healthy people and usually involve a loss of contact with reality. They include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and disorders of movement. Positive symptoms can come and go. Sometimes they are severe and at other times hardly noticeable, depending on whether the individual is receiving treatment.
Hallucinations. A hallucination is something a person sees, hears, smells, or feels that no one else can see, hear, smell, or feel. “Voices” are the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia. Many people with the disorder hear voices that may comment on their behavior, order them to do things, warn them of impending danger, or talk to each other (usually about the patient). They may hear these voices for a long time before family and friends notice that something is wrong. Other types of hallucinations include seeing people or objects that are not there, smelling odors that no one else detects (although this can also be a symptom of certain brain tumors), and feeling things like invisible fingers touching their bodies when no one is near.
Delusions. Delusions are false personal beliefs that are not part of the person’s culture and do not change, even when other people present proof that the beliefs are not true or logical. People with schizophrenia can have delusions that are quite bizarre, such as believing that neighbors can control their behavior with magnetic waves, people on television are directing special messages to them, or radio stations are broadcasting their thoughts aloud to others. They may also have delusions of grandeur and think they are famous historical figures. People with paranoid schizophrenia can believe that others are deliberately cheating, harassing, poisoning, spying upon, or plotting against them or the people they care about. These beliefs are called delusions of persecution.
Thought Disorder. People with schizophrenia often have unusual thought processes. One dramatic form is disorganized thinking, in which the person has difficulty organizing his or her thoughts or connecting them logically. Speech may be garbled or hard to understand. Another form is “thought blocking,” in which the person stops abruptly in the middle of a thought. When asked why, the person may say that it felt as if the thought had been taken out of his or her head. Finally, the individual might make up unintelligible words, or “neologisms.”
Disorders of Movement. People with schizophrenia can be clumsy and uncoordinated. They may also exhibit involuntary movements and may grimace or exhibit unusual mannerisms. They may repeat certain motions over and over or, in extreme cases, may become catatonic. Catatonia is a state of immobility and unresponsiveness. It was more common when treatment for schizophrenia was not available; fortunately, it is now rare.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guid … toms-index
March 26th, 2010 → 11:22 pm @ admin
There are 5 types of schizophrenia:
Paranoid-type schizophrenia is characterized by delusions and auditory hallucinations but relatively normal intellectual functioning and expression of affect. The delusions can often be about being persecuted unfairly or being some other person who is famous. People with paranoid-type schizophrenia can exhibit anger, aloofness, anxiety, and argumentativeness.
Disorganized-type schizophrenia is characterized by speech and behavior that are disorganized or difficult to understand, and flattening or inappropriate emotions. People with disorganized-type schizophrenia may laugh at the changing color of a traffic light or at something not closely related to what they are saying or doing. Their disorganized behavior may disrupt normal activities, such as showering, dressing, and preparing meals.
Catatonic-type schizophrenia is characterized by disturbances of movement. People with catatonic-type schizophrenia may keep themselves completely immobile or move all over the place. They may not say anything for hours, or they may repeat anything you say or do senselessly. Either way, the behavior is putting these people at high risk because it impairs their ability to take care of themselves.
Undifferentiated-type schizophrenia is characterized by some symptoms seen in all of the above types but not enough of any one of them to define it as another particular type of schizophrenia.
Residual-type schizophrenia is characterized by a past history of at least one episode of schizophrenia, but the person currently has no positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior). It may represent a transition between a full-blown episode and complete remission, or it may continue for years without any further psychotic episodes.
Source: http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guid … enia-types
March 22nd, 2010 → 11:19 pm @ admin
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is characterised by a person who has
Essentially, everything must be just right, and nothing can be left to chance.
Source: http://www.rethink.org/about_mental_ill … es_of.html
March 20th, 2010 → 11:17 pm @ admin
Avoidant personality disorder is where a person has an extreme fear of being judged negatively by other people, and suffers from a high level of social discomfort as a result.
They tend to only enter into relationships where uncritical acceptance is almost guaranteed, undergo social withdrawal, suffer low self-esteem, but have a great desire for affection and acceptance. However, they do not want the affection as much as they fear the rejection.
