Treatment of hallucinogens in patients with schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia often progresses silently and manifests itself in a variety of clinical symptoms when the disease is severe. People with schizophrenia always have delusions and hallucinations about society, life, the disease usually begins at the age of 25 and lasts a lifetime, making the patient a burden to the family and society.

1. Common symptoms of schizophrenia

According to statistics, 1 out of every 100 people suffers from schizophrenia, this disease has many different manifestations but all have the common goal of causing the patient to have hallucinations, delusions, and influence. to spiritual activities and life.
Schizophrenia often has a very rapid onset with acute symptoms or a slow and silent onset over many months or years. Not only having delusions, the patient also showed signs of alienation, limited talking to loved ones, more anxiety, contemplation and fear. Some common symptoms of schizophrenia include:
Always having paranoid, false, and unrealistic thoughts. Always having hallucinations, hearing one or more voices ringing in the ear, the content of the virtual sound is often accusations, threats, mockery or insults. At this time, the patient often reacts by covering his ears, defending himself... Impaired thinking ability, what the patient says will be very difficult to understand or he will stop talking while talking, this topic will change again. Other topics.

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2. Treatment of hallucinogens in schizophrenia

The most effective treatment for schizophrenia today is to combine antipsychotic drugs and restore psychological function for patients.
Antipsychotic drugs have many types, have great effects in the treatment process for patients with schizophrenia. Currently, thanks to this drug, patients do not need to be hospitalized for treatment, but can be treated as outpatients so that they can both receive treatment and live comfortably with their loved ones and society. In particular, antipsychotic drugs are not addictive but only contribute to the regulation of chemicals in the brain, so they can be used for long-term treatment to prevent relapse.
According to statistics, about 70% of patients relapse after 1 year of treatment and 90% relapse after 2 years. Therefore, if patients with schizophrenia want to reduce their hallucinations and symptoms, it is necessary to receive reinforcement treatment. Consolidation treatment for patients with schizophrenia must meet the following 3 requirements:
Effective, no recurrence Patient easy to implement Low cost drug so that the patient can be treated for a long time Besides In fact, treating hallucinations in people with schizophrenia depends on the cause of the condition. When the cause is controlled, the doctor will either disappear or occur less often. The doctor may lower the patient's dose of the drug or the treatment regimen may be more complicated with drugs and other therapies to be effective.
In parallel with the treatment process of reducing hallucinations in psychiatric patients, it is necessary to restore psychosocial functions for patients to help bring high efficiency, try to help patients recover their ability to interact. with people, can self-study and work, helping people around have a more sympathetic and correct view of schizophrenic patients so that there are no words that affect the patient's spirit.

Bệnh nhân sẽ được điều trị kết hợp giữa sử dụng thuốc chống loạn thần và phục hồi tâm lý
Bệnh nhân sẽ được điều trị kết hợp giữa sử dụng thuốc chống loạn thần và phục hồi tâm lý
In particular, during the treatment of schizophrenia, only follow the instructions of the doctor, not believe in ghosts and gods, and should not argue with the patient about paranoia and do not lock and tie people. disease because it will increase the ability to agitation. Never stop taking your medicine without the consent of your doctor.

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