Balance Between Care And Control Decrease The Risk Of Homelessness In Adult Male Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder. If a person has delusions, disorganized behavior hallucinations, disorganized speech or catatonic behavior, one may have schizophrenia. In the world, there is approximately one percent that is affected by schizophrenia. Schizophrenic symptoms tend to be universal and similar. Some cultural variations do exist. A person with schizophrenia tends not to be able to interpret reality normally. A person with schizophrenia will tend to start showing symptoms during young adulthood, usually before the age of 19. Some contributory factors have been traced back to genetics, neurobiology, psychological or social processes, and early environment. Prescription and recreational drugs have appeared to worsen and even cause symptoms. A person with schizophrenia may benefit from antipsychotic medication, and psychotherapy. A person may also benefit from vocational or social rehabilitation. In order for one to be diagnosed with schizophrenia one has to have two or more symptoms for most of a one-month period. Homelessness can be defined in various ways in many countries and this might complicate the analysis on the literature and data on homelessness. The definitions have a range from broad to imprecise: “anyone who lacks adequate shelter, resources or community ties”. However, an increase in the number of homeless people made many people change their perception. A typical single adult alcoholic male was not the definition of a homeless person rather a psychotic person became the prototypical homeless one. This research will seek if the care and control affects the risk of the homelessness in adult male with Schizophrenia. The purpose of the study is how the balance between care and control decrease the risk of homelessness in adult male diagnosed with Schizophrenia.

Balance Between Care And Control Decrease The Risk Of Homelessness In Adult Male Diagnosed With Schizophrenia.

Statement of problem

All over the world, it is generally accepted that mental illness problems such as Schizophrenia are very much common in vulnerable housed people and homeless than those of general population. There are many cases where mental health problems had a vital role in the situations which caused some people to lose their accommodation. Schizophrenia or other mental illness maybe increased by the stress that has major link with the issue of homeless, which further leads a person to create many difficulties to achieve stability in housing (Folsom & Jeste, 2002). However the level of homelessness can be reduced. The main root cause of this problem lies in dealing with schizophrenia which once dealt with appropriate care and control can help reduce the risk of homelessness in adult male. The patient requires extensive care and support to recover from this mental illness. The recovery will help the adult male to start over and have home for himself. Thus, it will reduce the risk of being homeless.

The chronic condition of Schizophrenia requires a long term treatment, even though the symptoms are reduced. Such treatment includes medication and psychosocial therapy which will eventually help in managing the ...