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Schizophrenia and Hearing Voices
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Schizophrenia and Hearing voices
By: Nolan Miller, Jackson Harper, and Lane Dawson
What is Schizophrania/ Hearing Voices
It is a mental health condition that affects how you think, feel, behave, see, and what you hear.
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Who is affected
Who is Affected?
- The people who are most affected by schizophrania are people from the ages of 18-35
- It is more common in males than in females
- More than 3 million people in the US suffer from schizophrenia
- Family history of schizophrenia may increase chances of schizophrenia
Types of Treatment
There are 3 main types of treatment for treating schizohrenia. Medication, therapy, and consulting with a specialist.
Antipsychotics
Medication
Some medication used are antipsychotics. They are Drugs which are used for treating symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking.
Types of Therapy
Therapy
Family counseling can help relieve guilt and stress
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): Short bursts of electric shock are sent into the brain to alter levels of neurotransmitters.
Meeting with specialist
Specialist
Some types of specialsts you can meet with to recieve help arepsychiatrists, and psychologists
Psychiatrists Specialize in the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Psychologists Specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and behaviour problems.
What can prevent it
What Can Prevent it
There is no proven way to prevent Schizophrenia. But scientists are looking for ways to make it less likely to get schizophrena but, there are some possibile ways that might help lesson your symptoms.
Exercise
Getting regular exersize, as well as emotional and physical benefits, can help reduce symptoms, and can help you improve your focus and energy. A good goal to set is 30 minutes of exercise a day, or three 10 minute sessions.
Exercise
Dieting
Dieting
People with schizpohrenia have a lower amout of fatty acids coming to their brain so eating foods high with fatty acids such as nuts, fish, and olive oil can help inprove symptoms.
Hearing Voices
There are many causes for hearing voices. Not all causes are related to schizophrenia.
Hearing voices
Medical conditions
There are 2 main medical conditions where hearing voices s very common. They are called Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease.
Common causes
Hearing voices is not always related to a condition. Some causes are high fever, truama, and alcohol and drug influence.
Common causes
Treatments
Treatment
The main types of treatment for earing voices are self treatment and visiting a doctor.
- For self treatments talk to someone you trust about what you are hearing.
- If you are expierencing seviere conditions like being unable to concentrate on things visit a doctor.
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What causes schizophrenia
Some of the causes of schizophreia are brain chemistry, abnormality in the brain, complications during pregnancy and birth and domamine.