Apato-abulic syndrome, some experts call a house thief. This disease begins completely imperceptibly, but, developing, it gradually “steals” the personality of the diseased. The disease is well described in the medical literature, but it is very difficult to understand specific terms for a person who does not have an appropriate education. For this reason, I will try to talk about a disease called apato-abulic syndrome in a simpler and more accessible language. This disease is one of the forms of schizophrenia, a disease that “breaks down” the psyche and causes a
disturbance in mental and emotional processes.
Apato-abulic syndrome. Symptomatology
The disease most often affects adolescents and begins slowly. Even the closest relatives for a long time can not suspect that the child is sick. Apatico-ambulic syndrome begins with the fact that the patient begins to fall emotional and energy potential. In a teenager, activity decreases. Gradually, he becomes less and less interested in the environment. The teenager stops doing his favorite things, loses his hobby, spends more and more time in complete passivity. At the first stages of the disease, he can still perform actions that require compliance with the regulations: to go to school, “sit” at homework, wash, etc. However, all actions are purely formal: a teenager does nothing at school, it is “sitting” over notebooks , but does not complete tasks. Over time, he stops attending classes, although he can still wander around the school during class hours. At this stage of the disease, rarely one of the teachers and parents may suspect that the “difficult” behavior is caused by a mental illness called “apato-abulic syndrome”. The treatment is late.
They don’t go to doctors at all, preferring to punish the child, call him to the pedagogical councils and register with the police. This is a blunder. If apato-abusindrome is not treated, it will progress, and deviations will become more noticeable. A sick teenager is completely removed from the world. He ceases to communicate, avoids his former friends, is no longer able to sympathize, rejoice at anything. The child becomes closed, very silent, even answering questions, if monotonous. Voice, facial expressions, vegetative reactions, gestures - everything is leveled, it becomes inexpressive. Only sometimes grimaces can convulsively distort the face of a teenager. If at this stage the parents did not show the patient to the doctor, then it will be very, very difficult to restore his health. The adolescent's sense of shame disappears, but his desire for rude pleasures grows. The teenager ceases to engage in hygiene, he becomes voracious, and his desire for frequent masturbation is growing. As a result, he can announce right in front of others: not because he wants to challenge, but because he is losing the concept of social environment. Speech becomes "torn" incoherent. A teenager can attack someone, he makes many repetitive movements. At this stage,
not noticing that the teenager is sick is already impossible.
Treatment
Usually sick teenagers tend to look at their hands with direct contact with them. If the parent or teacher noticed this, he should take the child to the doctor to check: does he have a tendency to the disease "apathetic-abulic syndrome". For treatment, salt baths, ultraviolet irradiation, blood transfusion, etc. are usually used (except for treatment with special drugs). Treatment courses are strictly individual.