One might not know that although schizophrenia only occurs in about 1% of the population, it takes up about ¼ of the population in mental institutes. After reading a couple articles I went in more depth in learning what schizophrenia is than we did in class. Dr Kim T. Mueser and Susan R McGurk were the authors of the first article I read. The title of the article is “Schizophrenia.” In this article, it explains that schizophrenia is among the top long-term disabilities and how often it occurs in the population. As well as the epidemiology of schizophrenia, the authors note on how schizophrenia is diagnosed and its clinical description. The description of schizophrenia included all of the negative symptoms and what schizophrenia may affect in the every day life. Schizophrenia is mostly genetic which makes it most likely to occur in the same family and or in adoption cases. As well, Schizophrenia is not noticeable until around the ages of sixteen to thirty years old. The article explains that there are many different treatments for schizophrenia but no cures. The treatment only helps with coping with the illness not curing it. The article was very informative, which helped me understand what schizophrenia is and how it affects the world.
After reading every little fact about schizophrenia in the first article, the second article I decided that I should read some personal experiences of schizophrenia. As a nurse, Ghafoor S. explains that the goal of treatment is to help cope with the illness and make sure the patient does not relapse in his schizophrenic ways. Ghafoor also explains how that establishing a relationship with the person to help the person feel wanted is how one should start dealing with a schizophrenic. By creating a relationship with the patient, it causes the patient to improve relationships outside of the hospital. This source gave me a great