While schizophrenia can disrupt your life, job, or success in school, treatment helps manage symptoms and supports optimal well-being. At American Psychiatric Care, based in Bel Air, Silver Spring, and Perry Hall, Maryland, the compassionate psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners diagnose and treat schizophrenia to help you or a loved one thrive. Schedule an in-person or virtual evaluation by calling the office or using the online booking feature today.
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder affecting how you:
It’s often characterized by hallucinations (hearing things that aren’t there) and delusions (beliefs not based in reality).
The experts at American Psychiatric Care can diagnose schizophrenia and help you or a loved one overcome problematic symptoms and behaviors.
Schizophrenia may contribute to the following:
Schizophrenia might make it difficult to take care of yourself, attend school, maintain healthy relationships, and get or keep a job.
Schizophrenia risk factors may include:
However, the cause of schizophrenia isn’t fully known, and there’s no cure. Treatment at American Psychiatric Care can help you or a loved one manage symptoms.
The American Psychiatric Care team diagnoses schizophrenia by completing an evaluation using DSM-5 criteria. They discuss moods, emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and lifestyle habits, as well as any current medications.
Your American Psychiatric Care specialist also offers cognitive testing, genetic testing, and additional diagnostic tests to determine how best to care for you.
The following are examples of schizophrenia treatments:
Treatment at American Psychiatric Care offers you and your loved one a chance to thrive in everyday situations, form healthy relationships, and find or keep a job.
The skilled team helps individuals with schizophrenia and coexisting conditions manage things like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders, and depression, including treatment-resistant depression.
They also treat substance use disorder (SUD), mood disorders, dementia, and more. It’s helpful to avoid smoking, drug use, and alcohol.
Schedule an in-person or virtual schizophrenia evaluation at American Psychiatric Care by calling the office or using the online booking feature today.