Types of Tools to Use In Order To Make a Diagnosis of the Schizophrenia Disorder (Essay Sample)

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Schizophrenia Diagnosis
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. The symptoms of Schizophrenia can be termed as positive or negative. The positive symptoms are in people who have schizophrenia but are absent in those who do not have the disorder whereas the negative symptoms are in those who do not have the disorder but individuals with schizophrenia lack them. The positive signs of the disorder may include the following: hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders. The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include lack of emotions, demotivation, ant social behaviors,
According to Lauriello, Pallanti, & American Psychiatric Association (2012) schizophrenia has approximately 1% percent global prevalence meaning it is a common illness. It affects all sexes, nationalities and classes at an equal measure. Evidence shows that the ratio of the disorder between men and women is 1:4:1 meaning for every diagnosis done every four men have schizophrenia to two women. Schizophrenia has a higher prevalence in developed countries compared to developing countries
There are factors that contribute to the development of the disorder; they include physical, genetic and psychological factors. Lauriello, Pallanti, & American Psychiatric Association (2012) suggest that the cause of schizophrenia is too much dopamine activity at the dopamine receptor, which is a chemical that transfers messages between brain cells. Genes may make people more prone to schizophrenia but there should be a combination of many genes since no single gene can develop schizophrenia. Brain development is another factor to consider in schizophrenia development though it is partially a brain disorder. Neurotransmitters also contribute to the development of schizophrenia because of an imbalance of dopamine and serotonin.
The course of schizophrenia has wide variations, when the disorder treatment is done in
Advance it leads to better medical outcomes leading to better long-term forecast of illness. Some people have schizophrenia symptoms that have a varying course where the symptoms are continuous but rise and fall drastically.
Types of Tools to Use In Order To Make a Diagnosis of the Schizophrenia Disorder
The best way to treat schizophrenia is to ensure a correct diagnosis of the disorder. There are two tools used in the diagnosis of the disorder; they include DSM-IV-TR, the United States of America use it. The other tool used by clinicians and researchers is the ICD-10; Europe and in other areas of the world use it. According to Birchwood and Jackson (2010), the main difference between the DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 is the time each tool takes to see the symptoms.
Kasper and Papadimitriou (2010) the use of DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 has increased the comparability confidence of results from both diagnosis tools. With the introduction of modern diagnosis systems, the problem of differing schizophrenia diagnosis by a very large extent. According to Lauriello, Pallanti, & American Psychiatric Association (2012) suggests that the reason for designing the tools was to ensure accumulation of information that is statistical in nature by classifying it into the state of the disease and symptoms. The diagnosis of schizophrenia using DSM-IV-TR begins by collecting the major symptom and details taken by clinicians for review of the symptoms. There must be at least two or more symptoms to assist with diagnosing the disorder. The symptoms that must be present can either be; delusions, hallucinations, disorganized behavior and inconsistent speech, which has many derailments. The DSM-IV developed by the American Psychiatric Association is the fourth version with the fifth version on its way
Reliability and Validity of Schizophrenia Diagnosis Tools
The two tools mentioned are the ones that are in use in diagnosing of schizophrenia. The DSM-IV is reliable because clinicians can achieve consisted diagnosis if they stick to the same procedure; it is also reliable because of use of standardized clinical interviews by clinicians who identify the symptoms a...