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This 6 page paper discusses schizophrenia, what it is, who gets it, the biological and environmental factors that may contribute to it, the effects of the disease on the schizophrenic's family, treatment options and side effects. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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discusses schizophrenia, what it is, who gets it, the biological and environmental factors that may contribute to it, the effects of the disease on the schizophrenics family, treatment options and
side effects. What is Schizophrenia, and Who Gets It? Schizophrenia is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 2.2 million adult Americans, or approximately 1 in 100
people (What is schizophrenia?, 2005). Despite knowing of the disease for many years, scientists and medical personnel have been unable to determine what causes it, though they believe it
may be linked to brain chemicals, and when the chemicals go out of balance, the person becomes ill (What is schizophrenia?, 2005). for it is a complex illness and
there are no lab tests available to determine if someone is schizophrenic (What is schizophrenia?, 2005). Schizophrenia "often starts in the teenage years or in the 20s"; and it
can happen to anyone: it cuts across all demographic lines (age, gender, ethnicity, income, education, etc.) (What is schizophrenia?, 2005). Biological and Environmental Factors Biological and environmental factors
can play a part in whether or not a person develops schizophrenia. For example, its been found that "street drugs increase [the] risk of schizophrenia, particularly cannabis (Causes of
schizophrenia and prevention of schizophrenia, 2004). This is one way in which environmental factors impact mental health. Biologically, there do appear to be biological factors which might cause schizophrenia;
particularly genetics (Possible causes of schizophrenia). For example, if one parent has schizophrenia, a child has a 10% chance of developing the disease; if both parents are ill, that
rises to 40% (Possible causes of schizophrenia). The figure for the general population is 1% (Possible causes of schizophrenia). A table tells us that 1% is the figure
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