What Is Acute Schizophrenia?
This can be an aspect of schizophrenia, but not everyone presents the same way.
Because of this, schizophrenia can be sometimes be misdiagnosed and mistaken for another mental health disorder.
Learn about the symptoms, similar diagnoses, and treatment options for acute schizophrenia.
Related Disorders
Mental health disorders are difficult to diagnose, and schizophrenia is no different.
It is very rare for a diagnosis to be made earlier or later in ones life.
He points out that no blood test or scan can be done to make the diagnosis.
Acute Schizophrenia Treatment
Schizophrenia is considered an incurable chronic illness.
Medications typically target the symptoms of schizophrenia… [but] medications do not cure schizophrenia.
Medication options range from antipsychotic medications and adjunctive medications to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and somatic medications.
Most commonly, individuals with active schizophrenia are given antipsychotic medications.
Antipsychotic medications affect receptors in the brain that help manage the signs and symptoms present in active psychosis.
This can be done best by meeting with the individual’s psychiatrist and other mental health professionals.
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