Campus police
Tommy is a twenty-year-old adult. Campus police brought him to the emergency room. Tommy was suspended several months ago. The professor said that Tommy had accused him during the class for using his fees money.
Tommy was performing exceptionally well while he was younger; his behavior and attitude started changing one year ago. He preferred to stay alone, and he cared less about his physical looks. He barely bathed or change his clothes. He rarely talked to his family, and when he does, he spoke of the college having an organization for crime operation. Tommy was suspended for missing a lot of lessons. His sister narrated that she could see him talking quietly and sometimes talking to people who are not there. She continued to tells us that Tommy would rush out of his bedroom and tell his family members to shut up while they were not talking at all.
Tommy continued talking more about the prearranged crime in the college. Tommy’s sister and the father decided to take him to check up in the hospital. When he was examined, he was found to be poorly dressed, not attentive, and very occupied. His drug screening result was negative. The father told me, Tommy’s grandmother had had a severe illness, and she was admitted to a mental hospital for a long time. The father also said to me that his wife, Tommy’s mother, left them when Tommy was tiny. Tommy agreed he was registered into the psychiatric department for further treatment.
Tommy was experiencing a psychological disorder called Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects the brain. The disease typically appears during early adulthood between the age of 16 and 30. Males tend to be affected at a younger age compared to females. Mostly, the disorder is developing slowly, and it may take time to be noticed.
The first signs and symptoms of this mental disorder are delusions, where the patient shows false beliefs. The patients feel that other people are trying to control them. Hallucination is a common symptom of Schizophrenia. The patients tend to hear voices which do not exist and smell things which are not there. The patients also experience thought disorder where they jump from topic to the other for no logical reason. It is very hard to follow their conversation. People with Schizophrenia lack motivation; they lose the drive for daily actions like washing and cooking. Other symptoms include social withdrawal, reduced expression of emotions, and the inability to concentrate.
With proper treatment of Schizophrenia, patients can live for long. Treatments help to reduce many symptoms of the disorder. The majority of the victims live with these symptoms for life. The best treatment for this kind of mental illness is the combination, therapy, medication, and self-help resources. The anti-psychosis drugs are used for treating this disorder enabling the patients to live in the community rather than staying hospital.
Therapy can also be used after all the symptoms have been controlled. Therapy and support can assist patients in learning social skills, coping with stress. The therapist can be able to identify early warning signs of relapsing. Family support is significant for patients living with Schizophrenia. Rehabilitation also helps the patients to develop life management skills, which is a crucial part of the healing.
Therefore, members of the family and mental health specialists should be mindful of their patients. Optimism is essential; thus, the caregivers should always have positive attitudes towards the patients. The government should come up with organizations that support people living with mental illness disorders.
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