Schizophrenia
Abstract
The brain is a rather fragile organ of the human body; perhaps this explains the hard skull of a human head. This being so, in the course of its development and eventual maturity, the environment upon which it grows produces environmental adversities that negatively affect ...
The brain is a rather fragile organ of the human body; perhaps this explains the hard skull of a
human head. This being so, in the course of its development and eventual maturity, the
environment upon which it grows produces environmental adversities that negatively affect our
brains. Because human beings are unique at every individual level, how each brain handles these
effects is different and ultimately determines the brain's health over its lifetime. From these
negative effects on the brain during the early years of its life, some people develop mental
conditions later in their lives.
This paper looks at the often misunderstood mental condition of schizophrenia. By analyzing
available literature on this psychological subject, the paper seeks to set forth a clear narrative of
its causes, symptoms, history, and treatment. The National Institute of Mental Health
approximates that 8 out of every 1000 individuals will suffer from schizophrenia in their
lifetime. This is a large number of people. This paper presents an opportunity to readers who are
interested in mental health to have a better understanding of schizophrenia and how they can all
work towards making the world a better place for schizophrenic people.
Introduction
A disabling mental disorder, schizophrenia is a chronic and severe disorder that affects how a
person interacts with his surrounding through thought, feeling, and actions by distorting
cognition and senses. It is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease (Institute of Mental
Health). While there is an entire array of causes, the most outstanding ones include
neurochemical imbalances, cerebral blood flow, genetic predisposition, and irregular brain cell
patterns. Although it is not the most common of all illnesses that are currently classified as a
mental disorder, schizophrenia is no doubt the most misunderstood. This misunderstanding has
been carried forward from early misconceptions of the condition caused by lack of sufficient
medical research in the area. However, today there is relatively enough research on
schizophrenia and hopefully, the misunderstanding will soon be replaced by factual information.
Schizophrenia as an illness
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