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Recognizing early signs of relapse can help prevent acute schizophrenic episodes.
Learning to recognise the signs that you're becoming unwell can help you manage your illness. Signs can include losing your appetite, feeling anxious or stressed, or having disturbed sleep.
Service · Observational claim · From Living with - Schizophrenia, [page]
Regular contact with healthcare teams is part of the care programme approach for schizophrenia patients.
As part of the care programme approach, you'll be in contact with your healthcare team regularly.
Service · Procedural statement · From Living with - Schizophrenia, [page]
Self-care practices can improve quality of life for people with schizophrenia.
Caring for your own health can also make treating your condition easier and help reduce anxiety, depression and fatigue. It can help you have a better quality of life and be more active and independent.
Service · Observational claim · From Living with - Schizophrenia, [page]
Support and treatment can help manage schizophrenia.
Support and treatment can help you to manage your condition and the impact it has on your life.
Service · Observational claim · From Living with - Schizophrenia, [page]
Most people with schizophrenia can recover from the condition.
Most people with schizophrenia make a recovery, although many will experience the occasional return of symptoms (relapses).
Service · Observational claim · From Living with - Schizophrenia, [page]
The main types of dissociative disorder include depersonalisation-derealisation disorder, dissociative amnesia and dissociative identity disorder.
There are several different types of dissociative disorder. The 3 main types are: - depersonalisation-derealisation disorder - dissociative amnesia - dissociative identity disorder
Service · Observational claim · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
People with dissociative disorder may also have other mental health conditions such as insomnia.
Someone with a dissociative disorder may also have other mental health conditions, such as: They may also have problems sleeping (insomnia).
Service · Observational claim · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
The specialist conducting an assessment should have a good understanding of dissociative disorders.
The specialist who carries out your assessment should have a good understanding of dissociative disorders.
Service · Procedural statement · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
A GP will examine and test a patient to check if another illness might be the cause of their symptoms before diagnosing dissociative disorder.
To diagnose a dissociative disorder, a GP may examine you and do some tests to check if another illness might be the cause of your symptoms.
Service · Procedural statement · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
Many people with dissociative disorder have had a traumatic event during childhood, such as physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
Someone with a dissociative disorder may have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse during childhood.
Service · Observational claim · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
Medicines like antidepressants may be prescribed to treat associated conditions such as depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
There's no specific medicine to treat dissociation, but medicines like antidepressants may be prescribed to treat associated conditions like depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
Service · Procedural statement · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
Treatment for dissociative disorders can include talking therapies such as counselling or psychotherapy.
Talking therapies are often recommended for dissociative disorders.
Service · Procedural statement · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
The main symptoms of dissociative disorder include feeling disconnected from oneself and the world around them.
The main symptoms of a dissociative disorder include feeling disconnected from yourself and the world around you, and memory gaps.
Service · Observational claim · From Dissociative disorders, [page]
Using drugs like cannabis increases the risk of developing schizophrenia, especially in teenagers and young adults.
Research has shown that teenagers and young adults who use cannabis regularly are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later adulthood. The risk may be higher when using stronger forms of cannabis.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Stressful life events can trigger schizophrenia in people who are already at risk.
These kinds of experiences, although stressful, do not cause schizophrenia. However, they can trigger its development in someone already vulnerable to it.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Complications during birth increase the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life.
Research has shown people who develop schizophrenia are more likely to have experienced complications before and during their birth, such as:
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Neurotransmitters like dopamine play a role in schizophrenia symptoms.
It is thought people with schizophrenia may have different amounts of certain neurotransmitters in their brains. Medicines that help lower the amounts of certain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, can help with the symptoms of schizophrenia in some people.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Studies show subtle differences in brain structure among people with schizophrenia.
Studies of people with schizophrenia have shown there are subtle differences in the structure of their brains.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Non-identical twins have an 1 in 8 chance of developing schizophrenia if one twin has the condition.
In non-identical twins, who have different genetic make-ups, when a twin develops schizophrenia, the other only has a 1 in 8 chance of developing the condition.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]
Schizophrenia is caused by a combination of physical, genetic, psychological and environmental factors.
Research suggests a combination of physical, genetic, psychological and environmental factors can make a person more likely to develop the condition.
Context · Observational claim · From Causes - Schizophrenia, [page]