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Schizophrenic are most likely to attempt suicide ,and few of them succeeding
doing it is more likely to happen in upswing of the disorder, when the symptoms
abated a little and the person sees really more clearly. They often keep their thoughts
private, so any suicidal talk threats or gestures should be taken very seriously.
Schizophrenics are unable to carry out daily routine daily activities; this is due to
the delusions, hallucination and fantasies they experience which confuse them to
focus on their task, even simple ones like eating meals and taking baths. They behave
quite silly and have troubles of taking care of themselves. Other signs and symptoms
include impaired communication skills, incomprehensible or illogical speech,
emotional indifference and infantile behavior. Because of these they lose touch on
how they are supposed to carry out their duties for the day. There are also cases when
the diagnosed show inappropriate expressions or responses to certain situations.
One possible cause of schizophrenia may be heredity for genetics. Experts think
that came people inherit a tendency to schizophrenia. In fact the disorder tends to
"run" in families, but among blood relatives. People with who have family members
with schizophrenia may be more likely to get disease themselves Dr.Nacher Bechara
an expert psychiatrist point out that if both biological parents have schizophrenia,
there is nearby a 40% chance that their child will get it, too(48).This happens ever if
the child is adopted and raised by mentally healthy adults. In people who have an
identical twin with schizophrenia. The chance of schizophrenia developing is almost
50%.In contrast children whose biological mentally healthy-even if their adoptive
parents have schizophrenia-have about a 1% chance of getting the disease. Some
studies have shown that influenza infection or improper nutrition during pregnancy
and complication during birth may increase the risk that the baby will develop
schizophrenia later in life
vulnerability to trigger disorder. As for the environmental factors involved, more and
more research is pointing to dress, either during pregnancy or a later stage of
development. High levels of stress are believed to trigger schizophrenia by increasing
the body's production of the hormone cortisol.
but also to their friends and relatives. The families of people with schizophrenia often
struggle with a wide range of difficult emotions, including fear, guilt, anger,
frustrations, and helplessness. Worried about the stigma of mental, illness or confused
and embarrassed by strange behaviors they don't understand, family members may
also try to hide their loved one's illness from others.