Essays on Schizophrenia

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...

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...

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...

In the early stages of life, development is present and continues to be present until about the age of 25. Development is bound to happen after birth unless there are rare circumstances. During these developmental years many things can impact the development of a human....

Mental disorders with psychotic symptoms are commonly associated with crime. Psychiatric disorders are blamed by the media for the cause of tragic acts of evil done by school shooters and terrorists. One of the most commonly feared mental disorders is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental...

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe neuropsychiatric disorder which produces a disruption of patients’ lives at different functional levels, such as neurochemical, neurophysiological, neuroanatomical, emotional, cognitive and even social. [1] Schizophrenia has a profound effect on both the individuals affected and society. In most cases,...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that isn’t commonly diagnosed. This disorder affects a person’s perception of the world, as well as their behavior. The disorder is chronic and has no cure, but can be treated to help lessen the severity of symptoms for the individual....

A Beautiful Mind follows the life of John Nash, from starting graduate studies at Princeton University to winning the Nobel Peace Prize for economics for his groundbreaking work. In the plot of the film, John Nash suffers from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is not mentioned in the...

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...