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Critically compare the differing treatment approaches of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is described as the most disabling form of psychosis. ... The term ‘schizophrenia’ is taken from the Greek words meaning “split mind” and is often confused with split personality e. ... In 1911 Eugen Bleuler first used the term schizophrenia when he published his text ‘Group of schizophrenias’ this text was based on the earlier writings of krapelin.
Schizophrenia is seen as a syndrome, due to the gathering of related symptoms. ...
In order to treat schizophrenia effectively it is important to understand the causal factors of the disorder. ... Many years have been spent looking for a cause or the causes of schizophrenia and due to this factor, earlier treatments were merely desperate measures adopted in order to relieve some of the distressing symptoms. ... The major issue with such studies lies with, did the schizophrenia cause parts of the brain to waste away or was it the medication; it could have been a combination of the two (cause and effect). Biochemical factors as a cause for schizophrenia are focused on the neurotransmitter dopamine. ...
In 1952 neuroleptic drugs or antipsychotics made schizophrenia a manageable illness this became the standard treatment for the disorder. ...
The main disadvantage with long-term drug therapy for schizophrenia is the amount of side effects. ... It has however been suggested that this might not be a side effect but that it might be a symptom of schizophrenia. ... Despite there being only a limited amount of research, the majority of the research states that ECT is broadly effective in acute schizophrenia, although ECT is less or even not effective at all in long term stable chronic states. ... Studies have been conducted looking at patients with acute schizophrenia; these studies suggest that when neuroleptics are used in combination with ECT recovery time is increased in the early stages of treatment and in turn this lowers the patients requirement for medication.
Approximate Word count = 1417
Approximate Pages = 5.7
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