Schizophrenia Information

Gregory S. Kaczenski, M.D.

K & S Professional Research Services, LLC

801 Scott Street

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

866-504-5777

The following health related information is for educational use only and is not in any way a replacement or substitute for care from a qualified health care provider. Because every patient is different, please consult with your health care provider for all related decisions.

Schizophrenia Information

Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder that affects approximately 2.2 million American adults, or 1.1% of the adult population. Schizophrenia interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, distinguish reality from fantasy, manage emotions, make decisions, and relate well with others. The first signs of schizophrenia emerge in the teenage years and twenties. Most people with schizophrenia suffer chronically or episodically throughout their lives, and are often stigmatized for lack of public understanding about the disease. Schizophrenia is not caused by bad parenting or personal weakness. A person with schizophrenia does not have a “split personality”, and almost all people with schizophrenia are not dangerous or violent towards others when they are receiving treatment.

• patients with schizophrenia sometimes think people are reading

their thoughts or plotting against them, often referred to as delusions

• the belief of patients that others are secretly monitoring or threatening

them are symptoms of schizophrenia, or patients believe they can

control other people’s thoughts or minds

• people with schizophrenia believe they are hearing or seeing things

that are not there ( visual or auditory hallucinations )

• patients with schizophrenia sometime exhibit confused thinking

and speech

• trouble communicating in coherent sentences is sometimes

a symptom of schizophrenia

• people with schizophrenia might exhibit slow movements

or rhythmic gestures

• schizophrenic patients will sometimes walk in circles or pace

• people with schizophrenia have trouble with everyday sights

and sounds

• emotional flatness, lack of expression are common characteristics

of schizophrenia

• inability to start and follow through with activities

• diminished attention and motivation are common symptoms

of schizophrenia

• depressed

• mood swings

If you or someone you know has schizophrenia, contact our office immediately.