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Schizophrenia: Etiology and Prevention
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2000-12
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Ciancio, S. (2000) Schizophrenia: Etology and Prevention (unpublished master's thesis) Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana.
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Given the chronic and debilitating nature of schizophrenia, the major focus of researchers and clinicians has been to develop medications that will quiet its active symptoms, and this has been quite successful. However, it has become increasingly important to not only look at secondary and tertiary prevention strategies, but to explore the primary ones as well (i.e. find those at risk and intervene before the florid symptoms become too damaging). It is more detrimental to the patient's overall well being to wait until hospitalization is necessary before any sort of treatment or prevention begins. Thus, this paper will begin by focusing on the heritability of schizophrenia. It will explore relevant studies and research related to the disease in an effort to provide the reader with an informative and useful tool that combines both historical and contemporary research findings. It will then evaluate the evidence suggesting that schizophrenia is a disease that stems from a combination of both genetics and environmental events, concluding that schizophrenia is, indeed, a combination of these two factors. This paper will conclude by exploring possible ways to reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia, and will suggest ways to identify those at risk for developing it. It is hoped that the reader will have gained a greater understanding of this mental disorder, its causes, and ways in which to utilize the current knowledge on prevention to assist those at risk for schizophrenia.
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Thesis (M.Lib.St..) -- Indiana University South Bend, 2000.
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Schizophrenia
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