Schizophrenics Sentence Examples

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  • For instance, paranoid schizophrenics who believe television can influence their thoughts may not be good candidates for services provided through video-conferencing.

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  • When spiritual schizophrenics are in church..., they use religious words about God and the Holy Spirit and prayer and faith.

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  • In the United States, schizophrenics occupy more hospital beds than patients suffering from cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.

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  • Family members of schizophrenics are ten times more prone to schizophrenia than the general population, and identical twins of schizophrenics have a 46 percent likelihood of having the illness themselves.

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  • Relatives of schizophrenics also have a higher incidence of other milder psychological disorders with some of the same symptoms as schizophrenia, such as suspicion, communication problems, and eccentric behavior.

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  • Home movies have enabled other researchers to collect information about the childhood characteristics of adult schizophrenics.

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  • Before the disease becomes full-blown, schizophrenics may go through a period called the prodromal stage, lasting about a year, when they experience behavioral changes that precede and are less dramatic than those of the acute stage.

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  • During this stage, three-fourths of schizophrenics experience delusions, illogical and bizarre beliefs that are held despite objections.

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  • Catatonic schizophrenics may also experience periods of restless movement.

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  • The tendency of schizophrenics to discontinue medication is very harmful.

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  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, also called electric shock treatments) has been utilized to relieve symptoms of catatonia and depression in schizophrenics, especially in cases where medication is not effective.

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  • With the aid of antipsychotic medication to control delusions and hallucinations, about 70 percent of schizophrenics are able to function in society.

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