Effects of Schizophrenic Parents on their children- A Review

Abstract

More than 100 years, the concept of Schizophrenia has not been completely explained. Still the exact cause for Schizophrenia has not yet been found out and illustrated completely. Due to parents who are suffering from Schizophrenia, their children are prone to psychiatric disorders. Their children are on a high risk to psychopathology. This article deals with the origin and symptoms of Schizophrenia. Due to the mental illness of the parents, the children face difficulty in trusting their instincts, feel devalued and dismissed, make concessions and make connections, live in utter sorrow and distress and they themselves become their own health-care provider. If the psychosis is not treated for a longer duration, it leads to poor remission status, exhibit a very level of negative and positive symptoms and difficulty in social and general functioning and impairs the quality of life of the schizophrenic parent. Finally, it concludes by stating that there is a need to promote a good mental healthcare benefit to the young generation whether they are prone to mental disorders or without these disorders.