Implications of a diagnosis of Schizophrenia
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- Created on: 04-11-14 16:27
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- Implications of a diagnosis of Schizophrenia
- Mental Health
- Treatment should reduce the number of symptoms experienced and help the individual to become more stable
- Can create negative symptoms that can have an affect on the individual
- Lack of motivation etc
- Work or employment opportunities
- Social stigma against mental health disorders
- Negative impact on work opportunities
- Employers could deem them unfit to work (based on labelled diagnosis)
- Negative impact on work opportunities
- Social stigma against mental health disorders
- Relationships with family and friends
- May increase social support and provide the friends and family with skills and coping mechanisms
- Could decrease the relationship between the individual and members
- Due to social stigma of mental health
- Family and friends may feel scared or unsure
- May blame themselves for the individual contracting Schizophrenia
- Especially parents
- May blame themselves for the individual contracting Schizophrenia
- Self-Perception
- Individual may think less of themselves
- Their self-perception may become negative
- Could cause self harm and suicidal thoughts
- Their self-perception may become negative
- Relief of diagnosis
- They weren't thinking they were crazy
- Able to have correct treatment to improve stability
- They weren't thinking they were crazy
- Individual may think less of themselves
- Physical Health
- Lack of motivation could cause decline in physical health
- Find it hard to eat, maintain hygiene levels, or follow physical activity
- Refusal of doctor appointments
- Doctor attributes the cause of their physical illness with their mental disorder
- Lack of motivation could cause decline in physical health
- Mental Health
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