Sunday 20 November 2011

A bit about Schizophrenia for my contextual review

Schizophrenia is a long term mental health condition. It causes; hallucinations, delusions, muddled thoughts and changes. It is a psychotic illness which has no apparent cause, yet scientists believe it's caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. It is one of the most common mental health conditions and affects 5 in 1000 people. There's no pattern within gender, therefore it is equally diagnosed in men and women. There are many misconceptions of schizophrenia. Schizophrenics are believed to have split or dual personalities, however research shows that they actually only experience dysfunctional and disorder. They are also thought to be violent people, which isn't any more so than usual. There's a link within the illness that has been exaggerated.  Those suffering schizophrenia can't tell their own intense thoughts, ideas, perceptions and imaginings from reality.
Initial data found from http://www.mind.org.uk/

High intelligence and creativity accompany mental disorders; schizophrenics can produce unique works of art, that are highly worshipped. Some artwork produced by schizophrenics can appear emotionally distant and intellectual. Adolf Wolfe and Heinrich Auton Muller are among the many schizophrenic artists that created works of art within mental instituions. Their work involves a great use of bold, bright colours which appears popular through artists affected by mental illnesses. A lot of works are also very busy and have several components, which is similiar to my study, Theodore Garman. Van Gogh and Paul Gosch are also a good example.
Initial data from http://www.tree.com/

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