A case study on paranoid schizophrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating psychiatric disorders that affects about 1% of the world population with respective age group among 15-35years. The disorder characterized by fundamental disturbances in thinking, perception, emotions and other features of behavior. Individuals with schizophrenia require long-term integrated treatment with pharmacological and other interventions. For the majority of client, the most effective treatment appears to be a combination of psychotropic medication and psychosocial therapy.