Creator: Dr. Trupti Shirole
Keywords: Schizophrenia, glossary, Neuroleptics, Drugs, Anti-psychotics, feature, psychosis, CTScan, Computerized Tomography Scan, Delusion, Hallucination, Perceptions, external stimulus, Neuroleptic drugs, symptoms, Manic depressive disorder, normalcy.

Written by Dr. Trupti Shirole, BAMS, CGO
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Oct 24, 2015

Glossary

Neuroleptics - Drugs like Anti-psychotics which reduce the features of psychosis.

CTScan - Computerized Tomography Scan.

Delusion - Fixed, irrational ideas not shared by others and not responding to reasoned argument.

Hallucination - Perceptions that occur without any external stimulus.

Neuroleptic drugs - The standard drugs currently used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Manic depressive disorder - A periodic, recurrent mood disorder with intervening periods of complete normalcy.

Published on Oct 24, 2015
Last Updated on Oct 24, 2015

Comments

ajesh- Saturday, May 10, 2014

I have one mental problem started 2 years firstly i did not clarified but the soon they have very bad habit that like the other person sexual parts [ie like ....] and men and wowans personaly disorders type what is the problem

mvkulk Monday, September 12, 2011

I feel harmones/vitamins/minerals may also play a role in SZ. what are the test can be conducted for male 28 years having SZ since 10 years mvkulk

mvkulk Monday, September 12, 2011

My son is diagnosied for SZ 10 years back. He is 28y now. What consultation treatment u can offer online??????? mvkulk

sonali77 Friday, September 9, 2011

my husband have a schizophrenia recently , we are decided for family planning ? will the child be normal ? or any crisis exist . can we wait for a time , how long ???

jameel_6358 Monday, January 10, 2011

what are the drugs available in india for treating positive symptoms in Schizophrenia?

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