Grief Schiz
Precautions and Procedures for the Prevention of Suicide and the Treatment of Depression in Recently Diagnosed Schizophrenics
Any major chronic medical diagnosis can have psychological and emotional reverberations for the patient, as chronic conditions can often be perceived as a "life sentence" of sorts. The inescapability of symptoms and the long-term prognosis of many chronic disorders can cause patients to seriously question their future quality of life, the impact that their condition will have on personal relationships and other interactions with the outside world, and the purpose or meaning of continuing a life that they may perceive to consist largely of pain or other problems. In such scenarios, it is not unusual for depression and even suicidal tendencies to be observed, and for patients' problems and quality of life issues to be ultimately compounded and exacerbated as a result of this depression.
It is not only the diagnosis of chronic physical disorders that have the potential to cause these depressive reactions in patients, but diagnoses of many chronic mental disorders can have depressive impacts that are similarly profound if not even more so. Schizophrenia is one mental disorder the diagnosis of which has been empirically examined and shown to lead quite frequently to depression and suicidal thoughts in patients (Wittman & Keshava, 2007). The following pages will explore the issue of grief, depression, and suicidal tendency in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. A safety plan to mitigate the effects of these tendencies and to assist patients in overcoming them is developed as a result.
Depression and Suicide in Recently Diagnosed Schizophrenics
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