Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that can affect people's normal lives. Every year on May 24, 'World Schizophrenia Day' is celebrated to make people aware of this serious mental illness.
According to mental health experts, the person suffering from schizophrenia always has confusion.
Due to chemical imbalance in the brain, any person can have schizophrenia problem at any age.
Amidst growing cases of corona infection and black fungus in the country, many people are getting questions whether it can also be a factor of schizophrenia? Let us know about this mental problem from the expert.
Can corona or black fungus cause
Psychiatrist Dr. Ashish Mittal suggests that corona or black fungus may not directly cause schizophrenia.
However, due to increased stress at the time of corona, the problem of schizophrenia may increase in people.
That is, people who have had such problems in the family, there is a fear of schizophrenia in those people.Corona or black fungus cannot be directly attributed to it.
How to recognize the difference in depression, anxiety and schizophrenia?
Dr. Ashish says that it can be difficult for people to differentiate it. In depression, anxiety, the patient knows that he is ill but in schizophrenia, the patient does not know about this problem.
Patients feel that everything is happening abnormally to them.
Only people nearby can identify schizophrenia by looking at a person's symptoms.
What are the common symptoms?
Dr. Ashish explains that in schizophrenia people always have a state of confusion. They feel voices coming from around, but they do not know that the problem is due to illness.
The patient suspects that other people are talking about him, people are doing evil about him.
This condition is known as 'Inside Absent'.Apart from this, some patients may also have these problems.
Lack of facial expression
Lack of emotional expression
Difficulty concentrating on something.
Psychosis such as confusion and hallucinations.
A person can see, feel or smell things that are not actually there.
What causes schizophrenia?
According to psychiatrist Dr. Ashish, it can have many factors.
Genetic: If someone in the family is suffering from schizophrenia, then other people may.
Chemical imbalance in brain
Environmental factors such as trauma at birth, viral infections, etc.
Certain types of medicines can also give rise to this problem.
what should be done?
Dr. Ashish says that if you notice any abnormalities in the behavior of any person around you, then he should be taken to the doctor.
It can be cured with certain types of medicines, although the most important thing is to identify the symptoms of this problem in people.
Note: This article has been prepared based on a conversation with Dr. Ashish Mittal (MD, Psychiatry) of AIIMS.
The Press united does not claim or take any responsibility for the information and information provided in the article.
Consult your doctor for more information about the related disease mentioned in the above article and do not use any medicine without medical advice.
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