Schizophrenia is a disorder that can jumble your thoughts or cause problems with thinking. If you are struggling with schizophrenia, chances are it may affect your relationships, daily life, and work or school environment. This is why it is paramount to seek care if you are struggling with the symptoms of schizophrenia. Harmony Hills offers a schizoaffective disorder treatment program that can help with schizophrenia or the schizophrenic symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. Consider seeking the care that you need today.
Treatment Of Schizophrenia
How can you be sure that schizophrenia treatment is a necessary step for you? One of the ways to be sure is by checking the symptoms. Typically, doctors or care professionals will diagnose schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia by first checking your symptoms. The truth is the symptoms of these disorders are extremely debilitating when at their worst. Some symptoms can include the following:
Positive Symptoms
A positive symptom is when something is added to your experience by the symptom. This can include ideas, perceptions, or actions that indicate that your experience is different from those around you. Some positive symptoms include the following:
- Visual hallucinations include patterns, objects, people, or lights that are not there.
- Auditory hallucinations such as voices or sounds that are not there.
- Somatic delusions include worries about strange health problems.
- Referential delusions include the persistent thought that general forms of communication are a private message to you.
- Persecutory delusions are when it feels like you are being stalked, tricked, or hunted.
- Disorganized thought patterns can include not being able to listen or organize thoughts.
- Confused speech patterns make it difficult to communicate clearly.
- Concentration issues make you zone out.
- Movement disorders can include the same movements repeatedly or the complete lack of movement over some time.
Negative Symptoms
Negative symptoms can include a lack of normal thinking, behaviors, or perceptions. As you can see, these symptoms can make it very difficult to grow and live in any environment. That is why the treatment of schizophrenia is extremely necessary. Some negative symptoms may include the following:
- Troubles with speech.
- Flattening or emoting without showing emotion.
- Withdrawal from friends and family.
- Troubles with self-care.
- A lack of pleasure or joy or anhedonia.
- Avolition or no follow-through.
Treatment Program For Schizophrenia
Treatment programs are extremely effective at helping to ease the symptoms of schizophrenia. Some of the programs available for the treatment of schizophrenia with Harmony Hills include the following services:
- Schizoaffective disorder treatment program
- Anxiety treatment program
- Depression treatment program
- Bipolar disorder treatment program
- Self-harm/self-injurious treatment program
- PTSD treatment program
- Substance abuse treatment programs
- Co-occurring disorder treatment
- Individual therapy program
- Group therapy program
- Trauma therapy program
- Family therapy program
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy program
- Dialectical behavior therapy program
- EMDR therapy program
- Relapse prevention therapy program
- 12-step therapy program
- Olympic-sized swimming pool
- Full gym, basketball, and volleyball courts
- Beautiful setting with hiking trails
As you can see, Harmony Hills offers a comprehensive program to those who may be struggling with the symptoms of schizophrenia. We invite you to find out about our many programs and offerings for yourself.
Seek A Treatment Program For Schizophrenia With Harmony Hills
If you are struggling with the symptoms of schizophrenia, then you may not know how to find the right care for you. Harmony Hills offers a tiered treatment plan that helps you get the individualized care you need. With our experienced care professionals listening to your needs, then you can get a full holistic care program that will help you on your journey. Call us at 855.494.0357 to learn more about our schizoaffective disorder treatment program. We look forward to speaking with you.