By Melanie and Morgan

 Residual Schizophrenia happens when a person is no longer having delusions or hallucinations, but has no motivation or interest in life.

 Delusions  Hallucinations  Disorganized speech and thinking  Agitation

 Genetics  Environmental factors  Sudden changes in your brain

 Maintain close contact with your doctor  Follow your treatment  Participate in support groups  Monitor your symptoms  Prepare for a long and potentially difficult battle

 Your risk increases if you any other types of schizophrenia  Drinking a lot  Abusing drugs

 My sister-in-law, Lisa, has just been diagnosed with Schiz. and she is FINALLY getting some medication. My wife's sisters have all known there was "something wrong" since Lisa was about 16 yrs old. She is now about 29, and has really gone downhill pretty steadily, until she has recently had hallucinations and other symptoms that I am now learning are so typical. My mother-in-law has, we think, been in denial because she has been protecting Lisa from any professional treatment for the entire time. The excuses amaze me. I also think she has grossly misinterpreted all the symptoms. I am now realizing that we should have perhaps pushed the issue earlier. The good news is that now Lisa realizes what she has, and she is ready to take treatment. She has just started risperidone, and we are hopeful it will help her return to normal and be able to learn some life skills that she has been unable to learn.

Must have:  Lack of initiative  Poor self care  Absence of any other brain disease(dementia or chronic depression)  At least one psychotic episode in the last year  A period of at least one year where hallucinations and delusions have been minimal  Emotionless

 Psychotherapy  Family therapy  Group therapy  Medication-A lot of side effects

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