Schizophrenia- A Case Study

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. Schizophrenia is often misunderstood as split personality by many people. It is a disease that markedly affects social and occupational functioning, interpersonal relationships, morbidity and mortality. A person suffering with it eventually loses his interest in basic needs of life. Symptoms of schizophrenia are divided into positive, negative and cognitive symptoms. Schizophrenia can be treated with antipsychotics which includes both typical and atypical antipsychotics. Along with the pharmacotherapy, psychosocial treatment is also done.