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how to help schizophrenic people
how to help schizophrenic people If the person you care for sees or hears things that you do not see or hear, or speaks to himself or to ‘voices’: Keep calm Try to distract the person if you can by: involving the person in something interesting; offering something to look at (e.g. magazine); […]
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Examples of Schizophrenic Behavior
Behaviour of schizophrenia The person with schizophrenia may exhibit bizarre behaviour .They may present as hyperactive and unpredictable. Bizarre behaviour may consistof the repetition of certain gestures or postures, such as skipping or standing facinga wall. Some people with schizophrenia will copy other people’s behaviours, whichis known as ‘echopraxia’, or copy their speech which is […]
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Feeding Disorder as a Presentation of Maternal Schizophrenic Illness
Alicia, aged 11 months, was referred from a medical ward, where she had been admitted for investigation of poor growth, nutritional deficiencies and a fracture associated with rickets. Her mother concerned the nursing staff because of her unusually withdrawn behaviour. They could not follow her speech, which appeared illogical, nonsequential and not consistent with her […]
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