Consult a Nutritionist before Starting With a Treatment for Schizophrenia (Sandeep Vohra)

Schizophrenia is known as a mental illness and is recognized by abnormalities in the awareness, or appearance of reality. According to studies, there are different factors that can cause Schizophrenia. It could be genetic else because of neurobiology, early environment, psychology and other social processes as well. However, at the same time, there are several natural treatment methods also to avoid the symptoms and the cause of schizophrenia.

When a patient is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, he is initially advised to consult a nutritionist who can diagnose if there exists some biochemical imbalances. This is really important before starting with a specific program or Treatment for Schizophrenia. There are some nutrients that promote schizophrenia, like B3, folic acid and essential fatty acids. There is no doubt to say that these acids are necessarily required by the body, but then at the same time, these may cause negative effects on your health also. This is the reason why, it is always good to confer with a professional before adopting any diet program. In addition to this, allergies can also cause schizophrenia and only a nutritionist can test you for this.

It is well known that patients with schizophrenia generally do not respond to the treatment. Only partial improvement is seen in them as they remain functionally impaired only. A large number of studies have shown that medication for Schizophrenia works for the treatment of "positive" symptoms of this disease only; treatment for the "negative symptoms" of depression like deficiency of energy, motivation, and emotional range, does not prove to be very successful. In nearly one fourth of such patients, it has also been noticed that the condition is so obstinate to neuroleptic pharmacotherapy that sometimes they entail custodial care also.

Antipsychotic drugs are known to be highly effective for treating large majority of people suffering from schizophrenia. In addition to this, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is also known as an effective procedure for schizophrenia patients. As a general rule, family's support and love always prove to be beneficial for everyone. For schizophrenia patients also, it helps in reducing their stress and worry. Patients are able to cope up fast. OCD medication comes in 2 basic categories; sedatives and anti-depressants. These may work for some patients, but generally make the sufferer more anxious, drowsy and weak. It is known to be an excellent support for people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders. According to some researches, it can treat conditions of Schizophrenia also. Processing ...