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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the types of schizophrenia and mood disorders in existence. Treatment is discussed as well as how society views mental illness. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and Baillarger during 1854 (Dubovsky, Brooks & Dubovsky, 2002). In the 1952 DSM psychotic depressive reaction was a term used to refer to depression in a severe state (Dubovsky, Brooks
& Dubovsky, 2002). When the twentieth century came about, Kraepelin would discern the difference between manic depressive insanity and schizophrenia (Dubovsky, Brooks & Dubovsky, 2002). Indeed, Kraepeloin was the
first to distinguish schizophrenia from other forms of mental illness ("Schizophrenia," 2006). One can see that through the ages, mental illnesses would be tagged differently. In examining schizophrenia and mood
disorders, they are more clearly defined today. All mental illnesses need to be diagnosed by a qualified psychiatrist, but when following the DSM there are certain characteristics that fall into
the category of schizophrenia; these are delusions, disorganized speech, hallucinations, catatonic behavior and negative symptoms ("Schizophrenia," 2006). A diagnosis may be made if one or two or more of the
above symptoms are present ("Schizophrenia," 2006). There are other criteria, but those are quite characteristic of this illness that prompts people to break from reality. Schizophrenia is difficult to treat.
While most patients are on medication, hospitalization is often required. Sometimes, they do well in the hospital, but when released to the same environment which fed the development of the
disease, relapse is not uncommon ("Schizophrenia," 2006). Complete recovery is a possibility, but the patient many never return to the life he or she once lived ("Schizophrenia," 2006). Early
onset is equated with more problems in terms of functionality ("Schizophrenia," 2006). The degree to which schizophrenics can live on their own varies widely. Treatment usually begins with diagnosis in
a hospital and medication is generally prescribed (Miller, 2002). Treatment continues after the patient is discharged (Miller, 2002). There are different types of schizophrenia. The paranoid type is when
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