UNDERSTANDING SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia disorder is a long-term mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological disruptions. These can be interpreted as positive, negative, cognitive and affective.
Rehabilitation centres for schizophrenia in Pune focuses majorly on using pharmacotherapy for treating this disorder. Although, what needs to be done is that equal focus is to be given to therapies and alternate recovery options because these medicines only cure the symptoms and not eradicate the disease. Studies show that 20% of patients do not respond to such medicines, leaving them vulnerable and stop them from attaining educational, occupational, and social roles.
Jeagruti Rehab centre stands a step ahead as they provide custom plans made for individual patients. They understand the importance of establishing normalcy in the lives of the patients. Therefore, to provide the best Schizophrenia Treatment in Pune, they amalgamate psychological interventions (in form of therapies) with medicinal treatment. Diversely designed plans are made for treating both, symptoms and the disease.
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The Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre with its advanced facilities and experienced team of expert doctors, other medical professionals and counsellors provide comprehensive, highly personalized and meticulously curated care, treatment and rehabilitation to psychiatric patients of Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, Bipolar Affective Disorders and Depression etc at their rehab centres in Pune.
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Read MoreIntroduction to SCHIZOPHRENIA Symptoms
Behavioural changes that lead to cases of social withdrawal are the major symptoms of schizophrenia. Some of the noticeable changes are as follows:
- Hallucinations – hearing or seeing things that do not exist
- Delusions – unusual belief not based on reality that often contradict the evidence ( false but fixed beliefs)
- Confused thoughts (thought disorder) based on hallucinations or delusions Changes in behavior
- Not able to distinguish their own thoughts and ideas from reality.
Behavioural changes that lead to cases of social withdrawal are the major symptoms of schizophrenia. Some of the noticeable changes are as follows:
Hallucinations
A hallucination is when a person experiences a sensation but there is nothing or nobody there to account for it. False sense of feeling and sensations of objects around you is commonly referred to as hallucinations.
Delusions
A delusion is a false but fixed belief. Delusions are also made up beliefs. It’s all made up in the head and the person has concrete beliefs bases on unreal facts. Person held these beliefs with complete conviction, even though it is based on a mistaken, strange or unrealistic view. Our Experts offering schizophrenia treatment in India and suggest that delusions can worsen the condition of schizophrenia patients so they suggest them to stay away from delusions and start believing in reality.
It may affect the way people behave. E.g. a delusion that someone is monitoring their actions. Paranoid delusion may believe they are being harassed or persecuted. They may believe they are being chased, followed, watched, plotted against or poisoned, often by a family member or friend.
Some people who experience delusions find different meanings in everyday events or occurrences. They may believe people on TV or in newspaper articles are communicating messages to them alone.
Confused thoughts (thought disorder)
Not able to keep track of their thoughts and conversations. Some people find it hard to concentrate and will drift from one idea to another( Loosening of associations). They may have trouble reading newspaper articles or watching a TV programme.
People sometimes describe their thoughts as "misty" or "hazy" when this is happening to them. Thoughts and speech may become jumbled or confused, making conversation difficult and hard for other people to understand.
Changes in behaviour and thoughts
Thought » Emotions » Behavior
A person's behavior depends upon person’s thought & may become more disorganized and unpredictable, and their appearance or dress may seem unusual to others. People with schizophrenia may behave inappropriately or become extremely agitated and shout or swear for no reason.
Some people describe their thoughts as being controlled by someone else, that their thoughts are not their own, or that thoughts have been planted in their mind by someone else.
Rehabilitation centres for schizophrenia in Pune often comes across cases where the patient complain of being harassed, killed, chased, watched or plotted against. They might interpret everyday occurrences differently than others as well.
It represents a withdrawal or lack of function that you would usually expect to see in a healthy person; for example, people with schizophrenia often appear emotionless, flat and apathetic
Apathy
Socially withdrawn and experiencing an increasing lack of care about your appearance and personal hygiene. Loss of interest and motivation in life and activities, including relationships and sex, lack of concentration,
Alogia
less likely to initiate conversations and feeling uncomfortable with people, or feeling there is nothing to say.
Avolution
Overall movements are reduced, Patients sits idle or not going anywhere. Does not wanting to leave the house.
Anhedonia
Unable to enjoy the things other enjoy, like going to movie or attending a party.
Jagruti Rehab Centre is amongst the best hospitals for schizophrenia in Pune. Schizophrenia is treated @ Jagruti with an individually tailored combination of therapy and medication.
Good schizophrenia care We work on nice guidelines.
- Work in partnership with people with schizophrenia and their care givers.
- Offer help, treatment and care in an atmosphere of hope and optimism
- We take time to build supportive and empathic relationships as an essential part of care
Crisis Resolution Team (CRT)
We have our team for acute patients with violent behavior at home. We can safely handle patient & give immediate relief to patient & their relatives. In such cases we can send our team with ambulance to admit patient in our rehabilitation centre .
- In the interests of the person's own health and safety
- To protect others
Antipsychotics
Antipsychotics are usually recommended as the initial treatment for the symptoms of an acute schizophrenic episode. They work by blocking the effect of the chemical dopamine on the brain.
Antipsychotics can be taken orally (as a pill) or given as an injection (known as a depot). Several slow-release antipsychotics are available. These require you to have one injection every two to four weeks.
There are two main types of antipsychotics :
- typical antipsychotics – the first generation of antipsychotics developed during the 1950s
- atypical antipsychotics – newer-generation antipsychotics developed in the 1990s
Side Effects
The choice of antipsychotic should be made following a discussion between you and your psychiatrist about the likely benefits and side effects.
- shaking
- trembling
- muscle twitches
- muscle spasms
- Side effects of both typical and atypical antipsychotics include:
- drowsiness
- weight gain, particularly with some atypical antipsychotics
- blurred vision
- constipation
- lack of sex drive
- dry mouth
Psychological treatment
Psychological treatment can help people with schizophrenia cope with the symptoms of hallucinations or delusions better. They can also help treat some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, such as apathy or a lack of enjoyment. Psychological treatments for schizophrenia work best when they are combined with antipsychotic medication. Common psychological treatments include
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aims to help you identify the thinking patterns that are causing you to have unwanted feelings and behaviour, and learn to replace this thinking with more realistic and useful thoughts. For example, you may be taught to recognize examples of delusional thinking. You may then receive help and advice about how to avoid acting on these thoughts. Most people will require between 8 and 20 sessions of CBT over the space of 6 to 12 months. CBT sessions usually last for about an hour.
Family therapy
Many people with schizophrenia rely on family members for their care and support. While most family members are happy to help, caring for somebody with schizophrenia can place a strain on any family. Family therapy is a way of helping you and your family cope better with your condition. It involves a series of informal meetings over a period of around six months. Meetings may include:
- Discussing information about schizophrenia
- Exploring ways of supporting somebody with schizophrenia
- Deciding how to solve practical problems that can be caused by the symptoms of schizophrenia
Arts therapy
Arts therapies are designed to promote creative expression. Working with an arts therapist in a small group or individually can allow you to express your experiences with schizophrenia. Some people find expressing things in a non-verbal way through the arts can provide a new experience of schizophrenia and help them develop new ways of relating to others. Arts therapies have been shown to alleviate the negative symptoms of schizophrenia in some people. As we offer the best treatment for schizophrenia in india we ensure that our art therapies are perfectly designed for schizophrenia patients. These therapies are offered by the best therapists in our team.
Why Choose Jagruti Rehab?
The aim of our rehabilitation centres in Pune & Mumbai is to provide compassionate, world class Neuro-Psycho-Socio Rehabilitation Care, Treatments and Facilities.
Daily Assistance
Recovery Monitoring, assistance in daily activities and regular updates to family relatives about the progress.
Best Living conditions
Feels like a home for patients, we provide homely conditions which makes stay more comfortable and helps in fast recovery.
24/7 Professional Care
Doctors, nurses, attendants are available 24/7 so that each patient gets 360 degree of attention and the necessary treatment.
Experienced Psychiatrist
The Jagruti Rehabilitation Centre is headed by Pune’s renowned psychiatrist Dr.Amar Shinde and has been providing psychiatric, dementia and de-addiction treatments for over 16 years. He is ably assisted by an experienced, multi-disciplinary team of experts including psychiatrists, mbbs doctors, psychologists, certified addiction counsellors, nurses and other medical professionals.
Psychotherapy unit
We have a separate psychotherapy unit with expert psychologist to do psychological, cognitive and behavioural therapies and testing. We also run a 12 step de-addiction program at both our rehabilitation centres in Mumbai and Pune.
Social Activities
Extra activities plays vital role. We have daily yoga, meditation sessions, Dramas, Plays, Dance, Music and Other entertainment programs helps people in speedy recovery.