Lauren+-+SCHIZO

Despite the fact that it was prescribed to people as a cure to schizophrenia, the treatment was not a viable clinical treatment because it was highly dangerous. Firstly it was not based on the patient’s physical or mental state; also it had several dangerous threats to the patient such as a coma, depression, hair loss, vomiting and even fatigue. Also once the patient quit taking this therapy, all of his or her symptoms were back to the way they were.  To me, John Nash’s case would definitely be an unusual case of schizophrenia. As most people know, schizophrenia is a very difficult disorder to overcome because of its realistic and life-like. With the patient giving up his or her hallucination, it can bring a worse case of confusion to the patient and might make it worse. Because it almost like denying the patient’s life and the way that they were living, teaching the patients to function in society without any medication will be very difficult.  As I mentioned above, the insulin shock therapy was a very risky and dangerous therapy in a sense that it had several serious side affections. For example in the case of John Nash, he suffered from fatigue, respiratory problems, dehydration, and coma and up till death. Although the insulin therapy has several side effects, there were some pros to the method. It definitely gave the patient less anxiety and consciousness. Also with more ability to take care of and take control of their mind better, it gave the patient the ability to go back in to the society and function better and gain control over anxiety and hallucinations.  The main difference probably between the treatments from 1960’s and today would be the overall fact that the medications and therapies today have a dramatic decrease in side effects from these medications. It is safer and easier for the patient to take the medication. Also for patients they are no longer under restraints which people noticed that it did nothing to actually help the patient to solve their problems.  There are 5 types of schizophrenia which are paranoid, catatonic, disorganized, undifferentiated, and residual-type. Out of these 5, I would consider the catatonic schizophrenia the worst case. First patients with catatonic schizophrenia have more frequent hormonal imbalances. And because of its symptoms such as bizarre activities, immobility, bizarre postures, excessive purposeless movements and mustism it would be very difficult for the patient to get along with the society and the outside world. The least bad type of schizophrenia would be residual because the patient only has a one episode history of schizophrenia and has no symptoms such as hallucinations, disorganized speech issues, and lastly delusions.  So far, there is no specific way to cure schizophrenia. After banning the use of ICT treatment, now these day s people use antipsychotic drugs to control the symptoms. But with no specific cure but with just ways to cool down and relieve the anxiety the patient goes through.