There are multiple kinds of schizophrenia. I have worked with the disorganized and paranoid. In taking the time to build a trust and understand them, one can discover what is going on in tgheir minds to a point.
One example...one fellow would constantly save the indides of old radios and computers. The parts with the tubes, etc. When I asked him what they representwed to him, his answer was immediate. They were scale models of airports, cities etc. You see, he believed he was an architect and all this made sense to him once a person took the time to “listen”.
The psychotropic meds he was given ‘calmed him down” so other staff could deal with him. Not my way of using meds. I am a psychologist (talk is my game) and cannot prescribe meds. That is the job of a psychiatrist and on many occasions, a regular med dr.
The medical model of which is used today treats mainly the symptoms of the illness, and less so the cause.Ever had a cold? What u get is meds that fix your runny nose, coughing, etc.
This is the kind of behavior that would indicate to me an organic cause. I assume that this is what's called "disorganized schizophrenia." Do you think that this kind of schizophrenia should be lumped in with the kind that manifests itself with hearing voices, etc.?
The medical model of which is used today treats mainly the symptoms of the illness, and less so the cause.Ever had a cold? What u get is meds that fix your runny nose, coughing, etc.
I understand that, and that was my point. The root cause of schizophrenia seems to me to remain a mystery.