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Schizophrenia is a condition the affects the way an individual thinks, feels and behaves. Must display at least one of the following symptoms for at least a month to be diagnosed: Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized speech or behavior and negative symptoms. Schizoaffective disorders are characterized by a combination of mood and psychotic symptoms. Mood disturbance must also be present for a majority of the time.
Intervention: Medications
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Blocking dopamine can cause many motoric impacts. This can contribute to parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonic reaction and tardive dyskinesia
Audience: Client
Audience: Client
Diagnosis and Population: Diagnosis with schizophrenia for late teens and adults. Each individual with schizophrenia may respond differently to each medication.
Purpose: To help relieve psychotic symptoms, improve cognitive functioning, prevent relapse, reduce anxiety and stabilize their mood.
Rationale & Impact on Function: Occupational therapists cannot prescribe medications, but they can collaborate with medical teams and address certain side effects that may impact their daily functioning.
Antipsychotic drug therapy - osmosis video library. Osmosis. (n.d.). https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Antipsychotic_Drug_Therapy
Brown, C., Stoffel, V. C., & Munoz, J. (2019). Occupational therapy in mental health: A vision for participation
(2nd ed.). F.A. Davis.
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