Category: Schizophrenia

Treating Schizophrenia: How to treat Schizophrenia  Pharmacotherapy An acute episode of schizophrenia typically responds to treatment with classic antipsychotic agents, which are most effective in its treatment. Some commonly used drugs include: Chlorpromazine: 300-1500 mg/day PO; 50-100 mg/day IM Fluphenazine decanoate: 25-50 mg IM every 1-3 weeks Haloperidol: 5-100 mg/day PO; 5-20 mg/day IM Trifluoperazine: 15-60 mg/day PO; 1-5 mg/day

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Schizophrenia Types  and Subtypes: Clinical Types Schizophrenia can be classified into the following subtypes: 1. Paranoid 2. Hebephrenic (disorganized) 3. Catatonic 4. Residual 5. Undifferentiated 6. Simple 7. Post- schizophrenic depression Paranoid Schizophrenia The word ‘paranoid’ means ‘delusional’. Paranoid schizophrenia is at present the most common form of schizophrenia. It is characterized by the following features (in addition to the

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Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Schneider’s First-Rank Symptoms of Schizophrenia (SFRS) Kurt Schneider proposed the first rank symptoms of schizophrenia in 1959. The presence of even one of these symptoms is considered to be strongly suggestive of schizophrenia. They include: Hearing one’s thoughts spoken aloud (audible thoughts or thought echo). Hallucinatory voices in the form of statement and reply (the

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Definition of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychotic condition characterized by a disturbance in thinking, emotions, volitions and faculties in the presence of clear consciousness, which usually leads to social withdrawal. The word “Schizophrenia” was coined in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. It is derived from the Greek words skhizo (split) and phren (mind). In ICD10, schizophrenia is classified

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