A Clinical Case Report: Schizophrenia

Deepti Ekhar *

Department of Mental Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M) Wardha, India.

Jaya Gawai

Department of Mental Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M) Wardha, India.

Pooja Kasturkar

Department of Mental Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M) Wardha, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Background: Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a serious mental disorder in which people take reality as abnormally. SCZ may cause in combination of hallucination, delusions, and extremely disorder thinking and behaviour that impairs daily functioning and cannot be disabling. There are different reasons of SCZ this may be as of Genes, Environment or Change in Brain Structures.In India around 3/1000 people were affected due to SCZ

Aim: The purpose of this case report is to determine the first line approach for a person with SCZ who has been referred to a public mental health facility for treatment.

Objective: To identifying symptoms of SCZ early, providing treatment and preventing possible complications.

Methods: Knowledge used to write this case description was gathered from PubMed outlets, search hand, searching college and personal libraries looking for research techniques and case report texts, engaging in or writing many case reports with experience.

Results: The patient was taken psychopharmacological treatment antipsychotic drugs olanzapine, Risperidone along with antidepressant Sertraline and psycho social therapy, coping strategies, family therapy, yoga, cognitive behavioural therapy, medication. After those symptoms was minimized.

Conclusion: Patients achieve positive outcomes not only through the support of their treatment management, but also through adaptation and familysupport. subsequently, with appropriate psychophysiological treatment, the patient gave a positive response and gradually all the planned goalswere achieved. Finally, the patient was discharged and she is currently beingmonitored.

Keywords: SCZ, hallucination, delusion, mental disorder, family therapy, yoga, coping strategies, medications


How to Cite

Ekhar, D., Gawai, J. and Kasturkar, P. (2021) “A Clinical Case Report: Schizophrenia”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(57B), pp. 428–433. doi: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i57B34076.