Different Types Of Mental Disorders, These Are The Similarities Of Schizophrene And Bipolar Disorders That Need Attention

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JAKARTA - Skizophrenia and bipolar disorder (GB), both are types of mental disorders experienced by a person. dr. Arwin Kandouw, Sp.KJ, Mental Medicine Specialist stated that Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder, is chronic and affects the minds of the sufferer's feelings and behavior.

Meanwhile, GB is a mood disorder or an atmosphere of feelings. Bi means two and polar means 'pole. So bipolar sufferers will experience extreme changing moods from beads to poles of depression and vice versa.

Schizophrenia and GB have different symptoms of disorders. Schizophrenia, disorders of the mind in the sufferer can be in the form of chaos of the process of thinking that is seen through chaotic speech, it can also be disturbed by the thought content that appears to be Waham, namely belief that is wrong and does not match the existing reality, but is believed by the sufferer.

Disorders of feelings can be in the form of emotional buildup or even chaotic moods. Behavioral disorders are usually in the form of chaotic behavior, and can even be aggressive. There are frequent disturbances in the perception of panca sense in the form of hallucinations, namely the perception of panca sense (hearing, vision, smell, taste, rajaan) without any source of stimulatement.

Meanwhile, GB, there are several symptoms that appear in the bead phase such as excessive joy and confidence, lots of ideas that come at the same time, feeling an increase in energy and excessive enthusiasm, excessive speech and shopping impetus, becoming highly impulsive, tends to become reckless, reckless and graze danger, increasing appetite and libido that is above their habit.

Meanwhile, in the depression phase, the symptoms are in the form of excessive sadness and are difficult to control, loss of pleasure from a hobby that is usually fun, decreased energy and concentration, changes in appetite, sleep disorders, decreased desire for socialization and confidence, difficulty making decisions, tendency to hurt yourself and even want to end life, explained dr. Arwin.

Although the disorder between Skizophrenia and GB is two different disorders but there are also several similarities, "That's it, both brain chemical balance disorders occur, chronic, meaning the journey of the disease is old, recurrence,"

"This means that there are times when symptoms can decrease but there are also times when they can relapse again. These two disorders also interfere with the function and productivity of patients, causing suffering both for sufferers and families of sufferers as well as for those around sufferers," explained dr. Arwin.