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Posted by DJPetraMW on September 23, 2007, at 16:14:52
Hello,
I was diagnosed with undifferentiated schizophrenia sometime in 2002. I am now in college and have decided to do my Psychology term paper on this diagnosis without identifying who the person is with the diagnosis. I needed some help, though. What I'm looking for are EEG/MRI results and studies on these results done on this type of schizophrenia patient, How an "undifferentiated" diagnosis is reached, and any other information you may find helpful. I'm mainly surrounding this paper around the abnormal EEG/MRI results found in these patients. I was also thinking about possibly asking for my records from the psychiatrist who had EEGs and MRIs done on myself to see what mine looked like...Can anybody help me out with this information? Any websites, news articles, personal experience, etc. would be a great help. Thank you!
-DJPetraMW
Posted by RealMe on September 24, 2007, at 0:04:53
In reply to Doing Research On Undifferentiated Schizophrenia, posted by DJPetraMW on September 23, 2007, at 16:14:52
I would first of all get my records to see what went into this diagnosis. The reason I say this is because I was first diagnosed with the same thing, undifferentiated schizophrenia. It is a catch all category when the doc can't really fit you into a type but thinks you are schizophrenic. Turns out I am not schizophrenic, but that diagnosis followed me for about five years. Then I was diagnosed as Borderline Personality Disorder, and went to long-term treatment in a private hospital and worked on personality reconstruction. Now I no longer carry the diagnosis of borderline either. No Axis II diagnosis anymore. All Axis I.
So, get your records, and I would also get a second opinion from another doctor just to see what that person would say. I would do this without revealing the diagnosis that was given to you. Are you seeing someone now and taking meds? I don't take any antipsychotic medication anymore, but I do remember being doped up on Thorazine to the extent I had extreme blurred vision and could barely stay awake. Good luck.
RealMe
Posted by B2chica on September 24, 2007, at 8:33:22
In reply to Doing Research On Undifferentiated Schizophrenia, posted by DJPetraMW on September 23, 2007, at 16:14:52
Hi DJ
just wanted to mention, you may want to try this post on the main board as you may get more response too.
sorry i'm not much help otherwise.
good luck with your paper!
b2c
Posted by DJPetraMW on September 24, 2007, at 12:37:01
In reply to Re: Doing Research On Undifferentiated Schizophren » DJPetraMW, posted by B2chica on September 24, 2007, at 8:33:22
I've actually been diagnosed several times, each time with a different type of schizophrenia. Sometimes it has been paranoid schizophrenia, sometimes undifferentiated, sometimes bipolar type schizo-effective, and at other times depressive type schizo-effective. I've viewed the records from all of my docs and the one that is most believable, to me anyway, is the undifferentiated diagnosis and that was because the pdoc said I exhibited symptoms from 3 types of schizophrenia, mostly paranoid but also catatonic and one other that I can't think of the name of, and I was there fore diagnosed with the undifferentiated one. He also listed the symptoms from each type that I exhibited. Not only that, but the extra brain activity typical with schizophrenics showed up on my EEG and MRI results while the pdoc was assuring himself that I wasn't exhibiting symptoms of some form of epilepsy. So, in short, I am schizophrenic, but the doctors can't seem to agree on which type I am...
ANYWAY, I'm not looking to assure my own diagnosis. I'm looking for information on this assignment. I have changed the topic slightly, though. I haven't really been able to find much info on the MRI and EEG results in schizophrenics. I found a little, but not enough for the project. I changed my topic to Schizophrenia: The benefits of therapy AND medication as opposed to simply medication alone. Has anybody got any input or information on this or know of sites that are good at showing the contrasts between these?
Posted by reese7194 on September 30, 2007, at 12:36:02
In reply to Re: Doing Research On Undifferentiated Schizophren, posted by DJPetraMW on September 24, 2007, at 12:37:01
> I've actually been diagnosed several times, each time with a different type of schizophrenia. Sometimes it has been paranoid schizophrenia, sometimes undifferentiated, sometimes bipolar type schizo-effective, and at other times depressive type schizo-effective. I've viewed the records from all of my docs and the one that is most believable, to me anyway, is the undifferentiated diagnosis and that was because the pdoc said I exhibited symptoms from 3 types of schizophrenia, mostly paranoid but also catatonic and one other that I can't think of the name of, and I was there fore diagnosed with the undifferentiated one. He also listed the symptoms from each type that I exhibited. Not only that, but the extra brain activity typical with schizophrenics showed up on my EEG and MRI results while the pdoc was assuring himself that I wasn't exhibiting symptoms of some form of epilepsy. So, in short, I am schizophrenic, but the doctors can't seem to agree on which type I am...
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> ANYWAY, I'm not looking to assure my own diagnosis. I'm looking for information on this assignment. I have changed the topic slightly, though. I haven't really been able to find much info on the MRI and EEG results in schizophrenics. I found a little, but not enough for the project. I changed my topic to Schizophrenia: The benefits of therapy AND medication as opposed to simply medication alone. Has anybody got any input or information on this or know of sites that are good at showing the contrasts between these?hi. the only thing i can think of is there is a very brilliant women at mclean hospital outside boston who runs the largest brain bank in the world. a friend of mine used to work there. one of the main purposes of what she is doing is to understand what the f*ck schizophrenia truly is. that is the one thing that comes to mind.
on another note. i find it more than tragic that they are no longer looking for medications that could help people with schizophrian. not enough money in it. if you notice all drugs that are supposed to be used for that or high manic states are now given out for anything.
i would like to help more if there is something i could do
thanksreese
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