Schizophrenic Through the Carers Eyes Report 2022

Running head: Schizophrenia through the carers eyes
Schizophrenic through the carers’ eyes
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SCHIZOPHRENIC THROUGH THE CARERS EYES1
In this reflective account I would like to throw light on someone else’s experience in
handling schizophrenic patient. This gave me heightened awareness on practical
improvement and ways to provide high quality care. Schizophrenia is a serious mental
disorder and around 29 million people are affected worldwide (Alanen, 2018). Its treatment is
life long and needs a range of health professional like psychologists who with the help of
cognitive therapies try to care for the patient.
Reporting
The campus police admitted a 20-year-old boy to the emergency room. His professor
said that the young boy barged in his room and accused him of taking extra tuition money
accused him. The boy showed strange behavioural symptoms upon admitting. The boys close
friends informed his psychiatrist that from past few months he paid less visit to them. He
cared less about his social pursuits. A doctor who was treating him said that his symptoms
were indicating that of schizophrenia and referred him to a psychiatrist for cognitive based
medications. The clinical psychologists started his treatment by trying to find the cause of the
illness. Treatment of schizophrenia often combines drug therapy but psychological
counselling is also given importance (Bighelli et al, 2018). The psychologists tried to
intervene by understanding the patient’s action and counsel him to control his mood.
Response
The psychologist was very keen on bringing out the patient from his situation. It was
heart wrenching for the psychologist to see the patient suffering from hallucinations as he
was so young. He was just 20 year old and from the professors it has been known that he was
a bright student who could make a bright future (Goldsmith et al, 2015). On interacting with
him during counselling, the psychologist made a special bonding. However the fact that