Imagine having a son whom is fourteen, everything seems normal, until February of 1999 when he is diagnosed with schizophrenia. That is what happened to RP. She, at first, thought her son was having a nervous breakdown. D. stopped sleeping at night, stopped eating and he began talking bizarrely. RP. believed the change actually started when he was around the young age of three. D. went from being sweet and smiling to being an emotionless child. …
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…type of therapy may also help them return to work and also get along with others.(www. Schizophrenia.co.) Another form of treatment is Electro-Convulsive treatment(ECT). Patients that are receiving ECT are put to sleep and a small amount of electric current is applied to their temples. This type of treatment works especially well for depression. It is only effective to patients suffering from schizophrenia that can not be helped be medication ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**