http://vgnair.com Schizophrenia, the illness no one is immune! Anyone can get it! Create awareness. Tell your friends. Are they around you? They show symptoms such as Social withdrawal ? out-of-the-ordinary behavior? and more...... Study shows 1 in 100 belong to this group. Anyone can get it. That is Schizophrenia! Stress & medications during pregnency can take the child to Schizophrenia Parents fighting and separation can make a child turn to Schizophrenia Heriditory or genetic reason cannot be ruled out. Early parental loss, sexual abuse, abnormal brain structure all could be the reason. But it is pathetic to have schizophrenia. “experience it as a terrifying journey through a world ofmadness no one can understand, particularly the person travelling through it. It isa journey through a world that is deranged, empty, and devoid of anchors to reality. You feel very much alone. You find it easier to withdraw than cope with a reality that is incongruent with your fantasy world. You feel tormented by distorted perceptions. You cannot distinguish what is real from what is unreal. Schizophrenia affects all aspects of your life. Your thoughts race and you feel fragmented and so very alone with your "craziness..." The patient suffer from reduced attention span, difficulties with memory, reasoning, judgement, problem solving, and decision making. Memory is particularly impaired. the ability to plan, prioritize and implement strategies is also disrupted. Effects: People with schizophrenia often withdraw and isolate themselves leading to Relationships problems Disruption to normal daily activities Alcohol and drug abuse Increased suicide risk Schizophrenia is a neurological disorder that strikes young people in their prime. It is a medical illness. NO ONE IS IMMUNE RECOVERY Dr. G. Gross, author of a 22-year study of 508 patients with schizophrenia: “ ...schizophrenia does not seem to be a disease of slow, progressive deterioration. Even in the second and third decades of illness, there is still potential for full or partial recovery.” Be aware of this social stigma - create awareness - help treat schizophrenia affected people at early stage. Rehabilitation centers, Yoga treatments, Retrival to naturs abode all make a difference References: http://www.helpguide.org/articles/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-signs-types-and-causes.htm http://www.bcss.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/basic-facts-141.pdf http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/en/India_support_schizophrenia.pdf

1. Children are
worst affected by
this illness; help
fight it out!
Creating Awareness
Schizophrenia Illness
Do you know?

2. Quick
Reminder
No one is
immune to
Schizophrenia,
the illness !

3. Anyone can get it!
They show symptoms
such as
Social withdrawal ;
out-of-the-ordinary
behavior;
and …….......

4. Study shows
1 in 100
belong to this
group.
Anyone can
get it.
That is
Schizophrenia!

5. From where?
 Stressful working environment
 Medications during pregnancy
 Parents relationship problems
and separation can make a child
turn to Schizophrenia
 Hereditary
 Early parental loss,

6. Experiencing it
“Experience it as a terrifying journey through a world of
madness no one can understand, particularly the person
travelling through it. It is a journey through a world that is
deranged, empty, and devoid of anchors to reality. You feel
very much alone. You find it easier to withdraw than cope
with a reality that is incongruent with your fantasy world.
You feel tormented by distorted perceptions. You cannot
distinguish what is real from what is unreal.”

7. affects
all aspects
of your life.
Your thoughts
race and you
feel
fragmented
Feel very alone
with your
"craziness..."
schizophrenia

8. .
Memory is particularly
impaired. the ability to
plan,
prioritize and implement
strategies is also disrupted.
The patient suffer from
reduced attention span, difficulties
with memory, reasoning,
judgment, problem solving, and
decision making

9. Effects:
People with schizophrenia often
withdraw and isolate themselves
leading to Relationships problems
Disruption to normal daily activities
Alcohol and drug abuse
Increased suicide risk etc.

11. RECOVERY

12. “ ...schizophrenia does not seem to
be a disease of slow, progressive
deterioration. Even in the second
and third decades of illness, there is
still potential for full or partial
recovery.”
Dr. G. Gross, author of a 22-year
study of 508 patients with
schizophrenia:

13. Be aware of this
social stigma
- create awareness -
help treat
schizophrenia
affected people at
early stage.

14. Recovery
Procedures
Retrieval to
natures abode
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