Schizophrenia is a brain illness that causes certain abnormal characteristic symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, disorder speech, unusual behavior, and emotionless thoughts. The exact cause of schizophrenia is yet unknown. People with schizophrenia may experience episodes in which they seem to have lost touch with reality and they start living in a world that does not exist for people around them.
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There is no single cause of schizophrenia has been identified, but several factors have been associated with its development.
Here are a few known causes of schizophrenia –
1. Drug and alcohol use
Researchers arenot sure whether recreational drugs abuse is directly related to schizophrenia. But, some people may develop symptoms of schizophrenia after using marijuana or other recreational drugs for a long period. Using certain drugs like cannabis, cocaine, and LSD may trigger schizophrenia in people.
2. Genetic inheritance
This logic has come up from the studies made on twins. If a twin has developed schizophrenia, it is most likely that the other twin will develop it. In caseany of your parents have experienced schizophrenia, your sibling and you may develop it as schizophrenia tends to run in families.These risks are due to genetics.
3. Brain chemistry
Studies show that people with underdeveloped brain structure causes schizophrenia.Due to improper brain growth and structure, some brain chemicals or neurotransmitters like dopamine behave abnormally to transmit messages between brain cells. This causes schizophrenia.
4. Pregnancy and birth complications
Brain development may be disrupted before and during birth. A low birthweight, premature fetus, and a lack of enough oxygen during birth canaffect brain development. Improper nutrition intake can also hinder brain growth. This may lead to developing schizophrenia in the newborn.
5. Stress and depression
An extreme level of stress and depression may trigger schizophrenia to develop in people. Some stressful life events like losing your job,loss in business, divorce, break-up, and loss of loved ones including physical, sexual,and emotional abuse can trigger schizophrenia in someone vulnerable to it.
6. Family environment
A family environment also plays an important role in causing schizophrenia. An abusive and ill-behaved family can cause schizophrenia in children at a later stage. This is the reason parents are always advised to be friendly, loving, and supportive to their children. An ongoing family tension can also trigger schizophrenia
7. Exposure to viruses and toxins
Studies have shown that long-term exposure to toxins like lead and gasoline attack certain brain regions and kill brain cells. Even viral infections also damage brain cells. People exposed to toxins and infected with the virus are found to develop schizophrenia very often.
8. Societal Factors
It has been found that people living in densely populated areasare more likely to developschizophrenia.
