How Do You Live With A Schizophrenic?
Living with someone with schizophrenia is a challenge. But you can educate yourself and be there as a strong support to your friend or loved one if you arm yourself with research and help them stay on their medication. Read on to learn more. Educate Yourself. What is schizophrenia? In the brain afflicted with schizophrenia, something goes wrong in this communication system. There are billions of nerve cells in the brain. Each nerve cell has branches that transmit and receive messages from other nerve cells. The branches release chemicals, called neurotransmitters, which carry the messages from the end of one nerve branch to the cell body of another. This process does not work correctly with schizophrenia. Research. The more you know about the condition, the more compassion and patience you will have. There are many good books available and plenty of information online. In The Broken Brain: The Biological Revolution in Psychiatry, Dr. Nancy Andreasen states “The current evidence concern
