Risk Factors:

Biological factors- genetic,

Common S & S neurological, and brain
abnormalities
People diagnosed with schizophrenia
usually experience a combination of Psychological &
positive (i.e. hallucinations, environmental factors-
delusions, racing thoughts), negative prenatal stressors,
(i.e. apathy, lack of emotion, poor or psychological and
nonexistant social functioning), and environmental stressors
cognitive (disorganized thoughts,
difficulty concentrating and/or
following instructions, difficulty
completing tasks, memory

Schizophrenia
Assessment: Common
medications:
Patient D.T. did not exhibit any
signs or symptoms of Abilify
psychosis in my presence. He Clozaril
was happy and pleasant. He
interacted well in the t.v. Fanapt
room, played cards, and
Geodon
colored pictures. He ziprasidone
frequented the nurses station.
D.T. and I listened to music Haldol
and colored pictures in his
Invega
room. Said I dont know
when asked his d.o.b. and age Loxitane
and was also not oriented to
Moban
time. He laughed a lot and
called everyone you old Risperdal
goat. He told me that he had Safety concerns:
a sister but she died and that Seroquel
his mom died too. D.T. was Per chart, D.T. exhibited Thorazine
able to correctly tell me he aggressive behavior in
was from Dewitt, Iowa. the past to staff in
DeWitt. He has also
destroyed property. He
will be closely monitored
for aggressive behavior.
There were no problems