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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, ugh, can't remember where I read this (Scientific American, maybe?  Discover?) about two years ago.  Here is the takeaway:

It was that once a person has a schitzophrenic break, it's "easier" to have that second break, and then even easier to have the third, etc.  Basically, once the pathway is burned in the brain, it becomes easier for the brain to access that pathway. The more times any brain pathway is used, the easier it is to continue using it. Like the first time the path is not there, and has to be hacked into place; it's hard to do.   Now it's a trail, it's there but still hard to navigate.  Then the more used, the more the trail becomes a road. Continue using it and it's a wider road, then soon it's a highway.

So, IF you can keep someone from having that first schitzophrenic break, then you are really holding off the whole illness.  If you can get through that critical period (what, teenage to early 20s) then there is less chance of developing the disease.

The way to get through it is the person has to control their environment so it's less stressful (and no pot etc), and be aware of the warning signs and know how to get help right away, before they have the psychotic break.

So basically, there is a measure of control the individual and their guardians can exert on the situation, which should make you feel a little better about the situation, OP.

Okay I hope that makes sense.[/quote]

The same is true of bipolar disorder.  Even if that "episode" eventually does happen, the older the person is, the better the prognosis.  [/quote]

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