If you or a loved one interpret reality in an abnormal way because of schizophrenia, turn to Interventional Psychiatry Group in Cordova, Tennessee. The board-certified psychiatry team diagnoses and offers treatments for this often-debilitating mental health condition to improve your mental health and ability to thrive. Schedule a mental health evaluation at Interventional Psychiatry Group by phone or online today.
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that affects your ability to interpret reality in a normal way. It’s often characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered behavior and thinking patterns that impair your ability to function appropriately in typical everyday situations. When not addressed, schizophrenia can become disabling. It may require lifelong treatment.
Schizophrenia might contribute to the following symptoms:
Schizophrenia symptoms in men often begin in their early to mid-20s. In women, such symptoms typically appear in their late 20s. The condition is rarely diagnosed in children or people older than 45.
Schizophrenia involves problems with behaviors, emotions, and thinking patterns. Its symptoms may worsen over time if not addressed.
The cause of schizophrenia isn’t entirely clear, but it could result due to brain chemistry, genetics, and environmental components. Risk factors include:
While there’s no way to completely eliminate the risk of developing schizophrenia if you’re prone to it, adopting healthy lifestyle habits and sticking to your treatment plan can reduce the risk of worsening symptoms or relapses.
The Interventional Psychiatry Group team completes a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to determine if you have schizophrenia or another mental health disorder that benefits from treatment.
They ask a series of questions during the evaluation and provide GeneSight® pharmacogenetics testing to determine which medications likely work best based on your genetics. Your provider then tailors a treatment plan that’s best suited to your needs.
Interventional Psychiatry Group offers medication management, Spravato® nasal spray, and noninvasive BrainsWay transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat schizophrenia or other mental health disorders associated with your condition. TMS is a noninvasive treatment that uses electrical stimulation to alter brain chemicals and normalize neurotransmitter functioning.
Your specialist follows up with you regularly and offers repeat treatments as often as needed to maximize the results.
Schedule an evaluation at Interventional Psychiatry Group by phone or online today if you’ve been diagnosed with schizophrenia or suspect you or a loved one has the condition.