Bipolar Like Me - The Differences Between Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder

What is Depression if not a Mental Illness?

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Sometimes you might hear a person talking about mental disorders like depression or bipolar disorder without really understanding what they mean. What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? Why do we refer to ... Read more... »

What Causes Schizophrenia?

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

The causes of schizophrenia, like all mental disorders, are under active investigation by researchers around the world. There is no known single cause of schizophrenia. Many diseases, such as heart disease, result from an ... Read more... »

Types of Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

The kinds of symptoms that are utilized to make a diagnosis of schizophrenia differ between affected people and may change from one year to the next within the same person as the disease progresses. Different ... Read more... »

Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

The first signs of schizophrenia often appear as confusing, or even shocking, changes in behavior. Coping with the symptoms of schizophrenia can be especially difficult for family members who remember how involved or vivacious a ... Read more... »

Side Effects of Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic drugs, like virtually all medications, have unwanted effects along with their beneficial effects. During the early phases of drug treatment, patients may be troubled by side effects such as drowsiness, restlessness, muscle spasms, tremor, ... Read more... »

Schizophrenia and Violence

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

News and entertainment media tend to link mental illness and criminal violence; however, studies indicate that except for those persons with a record of criminal violence before becoming ill, and those with substance abuse or ... Read more... »

Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Substance abuse is a common concern of the family and friends of people with schizophrenia. Since some people who abuse drugs may show symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, people with schizophrenia may be mistaken ... Read more... »

Psychosocial Treatments for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic drugs have proven to be crucial in relieving the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia — hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence — but are not consistent in relieving the behavioral symptoms of the disorder. Even when patients ... Read more... »

Overview of Treatment for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Most patients do not experience a complete remission of symptoms. However, this disorder can be managed by a combination of psychosocial therapies and medications. A psychiatrist, who attends to the biological or medical needs of ... Read more... »

All About Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Schizophrenia occurs in about 1 percent of the general U.S. population. That means that more than 3 million Americans suffer from the illness. The disorder manifests itself in a broad range of unusual behaviors, which ... Read more... »

An Introduction to Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Throughout recorded history, the disease we now know as schizophrenia has been a source of bewilderment. Those suffering from the illness once were thought to be possessed by demons and were feared, tormented, exiled or ... Read more... »

About Taking Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic medications reduce the risk of future psychotic episodes in patients who have recovered from an acute episode. Even with continued drug treatment, some people who have recovered will suffer relapses. Far higher relapse rates ... Read more... »

Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic medications have been available since the mid-1950s. They have greatly improved the outlook for individual patients. These medications reduce the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and usually allow the patient to function more effectively and ... Read more... »

Helpful Hints about Schizophrenia for Family Members and Others

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

A patient's support system may come from several sources, including the family, a professional residential or day program provider, shelter operators, friends or roommates, professional case managers, churches and synagogues, and others. Because many patients ... Read more... »

The Differences Between Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Sometimes people confuse three mental disorders, only one of which could be referred to as "common" within the population -- bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression), schizophrenia, and multiple personality disorder (also known by its ... Read more... »

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