Overview

People with Schizophrenia, however, are unaware of the oddness of their thoughts or behaviors when they are exhibiting symptoms. For loved ones, the lack of understanding associated with schizophrenia can be extremely upsetting and scary. A person's life can be severely disrupted by schizophrenia; they may find it difficult to maintain a schedule, socialize, attend work or school, finish everyday chores, or take care of themselves. However, people with schizophrenia can control the condition and have happy, meaningful lives if they receive regular treatment, which consists of medication, therapy, and social support.

Causes

Contrary to the majority of other mental illnesses, Schizophrenia does not have a single identifiable cause and is not genetically transmitted from one generation to the next.  Causes for schizophrenia are thought to be as follows,

• Biological Factors: It is believed that individuals with anomalies in the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain are prone to schizophrenia 

• Genetic: There is a strong but not exclusive genetic component to schizophrenia. Individuals who have first-degree relatives or close family members with psychosis are more susceptible to having schizophrenia. 

• Environmental: Schizophrenia predisposes people to risk factors even before birth. For instance, those whose mothers suffered from malnutrition and had one of the specific diseases during pregnancy, or whose father is elderly are more likely to develop schizophrenia. 

• Drug usage and abuse: It has been discovered that using narcotic drugs and certain other regular Prescribed medications increases the risk of schizophrenia.

Symptoms

Positive symptoms include,

• Delusions

• Disordered speech and behavior 

• Psychotic symptoms such as Auditory hallucinations. 

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include,

• Reduction in emotional range

• Poor speaking 

• Lack of interest and drive

• Extreme inertia in the affected person. 

Cognitive symptoms include,

Neurocognitive abnormalities such as,

• Difficulties understanding interpersonal cues and relationships

• Deficiencies in working memory, attention, and executive processes, such as organizing and abstracting. 

• Mood symptoms: Patients frequently exhibit incomprehensible levels of happiness or sadness; they frequently suffer from depression.

Ayurvedic View

Mano bhava dushti- here the doshas namely aggravated vata dosha enter the masthishka along with rajas dosha of manas affect the behaviour of person, this is schizophrenia. Ayurveda helps in regaining the lost equilibrium between mind and body coordination, bring dosha back to balance, reduce the symptoms by panchakarma treatment and local treatment done for head, so as it calms the mind and nerve disturbance, person feels more calm and gets good relaxed sleep and has self awareness of what to do and how to perform suitable action accordingly.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Thalapodichil   Shirodhara   Abhyangam   Pizhichil   Virechana   Anuvasana vasti   Nasyam   Thalam

Naturopathy Treatments

Spinal spray   Arm &foot bath   Reflexology   Chromotherapy   Magnetotherapy   Acupuncture Manipulative therapy   Clinical yoga   Cyclic meditation   Psychological counseling   Mind sound resonance technique   Pranayama