Critically Consider the Contribution of Biological and Environmental Factors for Schizophrenia

Critically Consider the Contribution of Biological and Environmental Factors for Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a common form of mental disorder, effecting 40-50% of psychiatric patients. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions and disturbance of thought. Although sufferers do suffer a split in their mind- from themselves and the world around them, schizophrenia must not be confused with multiple personality disorder. It is the most serious of disorders in both ICD-10 and DSM-IV and both recognise the four different …

…and nurture continues, one side believing that a chemical imbalance in the brain or genetics are to blame and the others uncertain about what actually triggers the disorder, it could be down to socio-economic-status, upbringing, the family, the society or life experience. There has been a lot of research and will continue to be large amounts of studies into the aetiology of the disorder but what actually causes it is controversial and more importantly unknown.