1. Schizophrenia By: Kari Mundis, Emily Oparil, Pedro

2. YouTube - Schizophrenia Documentary, Recovery without Medication, Take These Broken Wings, trailer #2

3. About Schizophrenia A psychotic disorder that causes severe mental disturbances that disrupt thoughts, speech and behavior Means split mind,

4. Symptoms Hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, movement disorders, flat affect Social withdrawal, hostility or suspiciousness, inappropriate laughter or crying, deterioration of personal hygiene, extreme reaction to criticism, insomnia or oversleeping

5. Diagnosis of this The diagnosis is very complicated Psychiatric evaluation is essential, as well as medical history exams and lab tests

6. Those affected Men and women are affected equally Men mostly in their late teens or early twenties Women mostly in their late twenties or early thirties Rarely ever found in children

7. Causes Genetic-strong hereditary component. First degree relative with schizophrenia has a 10 percent chance of deleloping this disorder Environmental causes-prenatal exposure to viral infection, low oxygen levels during birth, physical or sexual abuse in childhood

8. Treatments Antipsychotic medications, adjunctive pharmacotherapy for anxiety, depression, and aggression/hostility, electroconvulsive therapy, psychological interventions, vocational rehabilitation, assertive community treatment/assertive case management

9. Getting Help Elmira Psychiatric Center located on Washington Street Family Services of Chemung County located on E. Water Street Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy located on Graylea Circle, Elmira

10. Related/interesting information Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, was affected by schizophrenia Eduard Einstein, son of Albert Einstein, was also affected

11. References Schizophrenia, Heather Barnett Veague, Ph.D. Office Of Mental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2009.. National Institute of Mental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2009.. Help Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2009.. Galenet. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2009.. Barnett Veague, Heather. Schizophrenia. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2009..