There are several types of schizophrenia.
Q. What is considered the first line of treatment for schizophrenia?
Antipsychotic agents are the first-line treatment for patients with schizophrenia.
Q. What term describes a decrease in the fluency and the productivity of speech often seen in schizophrenia?
Alogia, or poverty of speech, is the lessening of speech fluency and productivity, thought to reflect slowing or blocked thoughts, and often manifested as laconic [using few words], empty replies to questions.
- Paranoid schizophrenia.
- Hebephrenic schizophrenia.
- Catatonic schizophrenia.
- Undifferentiated schizophrenia.
- Residual schizophrenia.
- Simple schizophrenia.
- Unspecified schizophrenia.
Q. What is the best drug to treat schizophrenia?
Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic in terms of managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia. This drug is approximately 30% effective in controlling schizophrenic episodes in treatment-resistant patients, compared with a 4% efficacy rate with the combination of chlorpromazine and benztropine.
Q. Does Schizophrenia get worse as you age?
Remission. Despite the stability of cognitive functioning, the clinical presentation of schizophrenia may vary over the course of the illness. The symptoms and functioning in some persons with schizophrenia will worsen over time, and many will remain stable.
Q. Can you have a relationship with a schizophrenic?
Though many people with schizophrenia do get worse, others do improve and can have successful relationships. It can take a while to find a treatment plan that works. You may have to wait weeks or even months before it fully takes effect.
Q. Can a person with schizophrenia act normal?
With the right treatment and self-help, many people with schizophrenia are able to regain normal functioning and even become symptom-free.
Q. What causes obsessive behavior in relationships?
People whose parents or caregivers were unstable or abusive may develop abnormal patterns of attachment. This can cause them to become obsessive, controlling, or fearful in their relationships. People with insecure or reactive attachment styles may feel preoccupied by fears of loss.
Q. What are the signs of being obsessed with someone?
What are the symptoms of obsessive love disorder?
- an overwhelming attraction to one person.
- obsessive thoughts about the person.
- feeling the need to “protect” the person you’re in love with.
- possessive thoughts and actions.
- extreme jealousy over other interpersonal interactions.
- low self-esteem.
Q. Do I have an obsessive personality?
The symptoms of OCPD include: perfectionism to the point that it impairs the ability to finish tasks. stiff, formal, or rigid mannerisms. being extremely frugal with money.
