Essays on Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a recurring disorder and is defined by abnormal in five areas in general, including hallucinations, delusions, disorganized things, disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, and negative symptoms (APA, 2013; McNally & McCarley, 2016). However, would there be any differences between males and females in...

Through “gliotransmitter” release, ACs may be integral to various neural systems, such as the coincidence detection system that is significant for plasticity and map formation in the hippocampus (Min and Nevian, 2012). Similarly, it has been shown that ACs are essential to synaptic function in...

Benny & Joon is a movie about a pair of siblings living in Spokane, Washington. Benjamin Pearl, the eldest of the two, is the primary caretaker for his sister Juniper “Joon” Pearl, who has schizophrenia. The movie is classified as a romantic comedy, but does...

Carbamazepine is an orally administered, anticonvulsant used in the treatment of seizure disorders, as well as nonepileptic conditions related to neuropathic pain. Carbamazepine may also be used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (Khalili and Murphy, 2018). The current therapeutic range of carbamazepine...

The field of abnormal psychology explores a multitude of mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and so on. The goal of abnormal psychology is to gain insight on the disorder presented, to aid clinicians in understanding what disorder to...

Antipsychotic Drugs (AP drugs) are used to treat the most disturbing psychotic disorders e.g. schizophrenia (Sz) and bipolar disorder, and these drugs are designed to help the person function as well as possible. There are two types that are used: conventional AP drugs are used...

Charlotte shows symptoms of schizophrenia, a psychotic disorder in which the individual loses touch with reality. According to the DSM, the criteria for schizophrenia are as follows: having at least two of the symptoms of the disorder for a period of 1 month. These symptoms...