Schizophrenia is one of the most mysterious mental illnesses, the causes of which remain unknown even in our time. Many scientists are inclined to believe that this disorder has an internal, endogenous character and is transmitted by inheritance, but at the same time, officially it is not included in the list of hereditary diseases of schizophrenia. In this case, the external signs of schizophrenia for a long time remain implicit, because of which it is quite difficult to diagnose the disorder.
The first signs of iisophrenia
Often, early signs of schizophrenia occur as early as adolescence or in early maturity, but cases where the first symptoms are noted only after a 40-year period are documented. After analyzing thousands of cases, the researchers found that the first signs of schizophrenia in men usually appear at a young age, and in women - in a later.
All signs of schizophrenia are divided into positive, negative, affective, functional and cognitive:
- Positive symptoms include hallucinations, agitation, disordered thinking, obsessive ideas. It is believed that these symptoms occur as a result of the disease. They are aggravated during an exacerbation and weaken in the phase of remission.
- Negative symptomatology involves loss of abilities or traits of a person's character. Patients often note the disappearance of purposefulness, enthusiasm, responsiveness, initiative. They are manifested, as a rule, after several manifestations of positive symptoms.
- Affective changes suggest jumps in mood, depression , thoughts of suicide, loneliness, unexplained anxiety.
- Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia include lack of concentration, memory problems, inability to adequately assess their condition.
- Functional violations usually concern one or even a few of the most important spheres of life: social relations, work, self-service, family life and so on.
The first signs of schizophrenia in women and men will be identical, but, as a rule, begin at different times. In addition, as with all mental disorders, the symptomatology can be expressed individually, depending on the personality of the individual. The earlier you discover the hidden signs of schizophrenia, the sooner you can start treatment.
Explicit signs of schizophrenia
There are obvious symptoms of schizophrenia, the presence of which indicates a high probability of the presence of the disease. It should be taken into account that the patient himself quickly loses the ability to independently assess his condition, and often without the help of others he can not cope. To obvious symptoms are such traits:
- Inability to determine the boundaries of one's own thoughts and the real world.
- Decreased emotional background: such people are not able to greatly rejoice or grieve.
- Different perception deceptions: visual, auditory, taste, etc.
- Reasoning without logic, steep speech, conviction of the existence of unreal objects.
- Violation of attention, inability to concentrate.
- Clear isolation, unsociability of the patient.
- Decreased intellectual and physical activity of a person.
- Sharp mood changes.
- An inexplicable rapid change of attitude towards people from their environment.
- Perception of perception of the world.
Of course, 1-2 signs from this list do not talk about the presence of schizophrenia, but if the majority coincides, it is a serious reason to go to a psychiatrist and discuss with him the possibility of clarifying the diagnosis and treatment.