Definition: Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. Symptoms: 1. Delusions: These are false, mixed, and sometimes strange beliefs that aren’t based in reality and that the person refuses to give up, even when shown the facts. 2. Hallucinations: These involve sensations that aren't real. Hearing voices is the most common hallucination in people with schizophrenia. The voices may comment on the person's behavior, insult them, or give commands. 3. Catatonia: In this condition, the person may stop speaking, and their body may be fixed in a single position for a very long time. Causes: 1. Genetics (heredity): Schizophrenia can run in families, which means a greater likelihood to have schizophrenia may be passed on from parents to their children. 2. Brain abnormality: Research has found abnormal brain structure in people with schizophrenia. 3. Environment: Things like viral infections, exposure to toxins like marijuana, or highly stressful situations may trigger schizophrenia in people whose genes make them more likely to get the disorder. Complications: 1. Suicide 2. Substance abuse 3. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment: 1. Counselling 2. Neuro-linguistic Programing 3. Hypnosis Wong Medical Centre provides counselling for Schizophrenia. For more information, please call us at 05-3114022 or 012-4520077. #schizophrenia #psychotic #ipohperak #psychotherapy #counselling #counsellingforschizophrenia
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