A schizophrenic person has delusions (strange beliefs not based in reality), lack of emotions, difficulty in speech and communication and hallucinations (hearing voices) .
Symptoms begin in early adulthood between age group-16 to 30 years of age.
Some of evidences regarding its cause exist such as – imbalance in brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine which regulate moods.
Schizoaffective disorder may be passed from parents to children.
Schizoaffective disorder person exhibits following symptoms –
• Delusions, hallucinations –fixed beliefs
• Strange thoughts
• Irritable behavior
• Suicidal tendency
• Energy changes
• Disturbance in sleep
• Difficulty in concentration
• Loss of appetite
Schizoaffective disorders are usually confused with depression and Bipolar disorders.
There are 3 types of Schizophrenia:
Paranoid schizophrenia has symptoms –
• Anxiety
• Anger
• False beliefs that others are trying to harm you or your loved ones
Disorganized schizophrenia has symptoms –
• Childlike behavior
• Problems thinking and explaining your ideas clearly
• less emotion
Catatonic schizophrenia has symptoms –
• Lack of activity
• Rigid muscles and posture
• Not responding much to other people
Schizoaffective disorder is a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. But schizophrenia does not include mania/depression.
Homeopathic management –
Homeopathy stimulates the body to heal itself .Homeopathic medicines helps in improving the complete health of patient.
Along with homeopathic medicines psychological counseling can benefit the patient.