Correction of imbalanced hormones important but may not be sufficient to restore a sense of well being and proper sleep. Many glands that control hormones are regulated by neurotransmitters that can also be measured and and adjusted when indicated.
Part of the confusion lies in the origin of the word. The word schizophrenia means âsplit mindâ or âa splitting of the mind,â and comes from the Greek words skhizein (skhÃ­zein to) split and (phrá¸n). mindy Vanessa Taylor, April 11, 2011. The term schizophrenic is often used in popular media and ordinary conversation to describe behavior resulting from split or multiple personalities, but as people familiar with the medical disorder can attest, this pop culture interpretation is far from the reality of schizophrenia.
The word schizophrenia is less than 100 years old. However the disease was first identified as a discrete mental illness by Dr. Emile Kraepelin in the 1887 and the illness itself is generally believed to have accompanied mankind through its history.ritten documents that identify Schizophrenia can be traced to the old Pharaonic Egypt, as far back as the second millennium before Christ. Depression, dementia, as well as thought disturbances that are typical in schizophrenia are described in detail in the Book of Hearts.