Schizophrenia as a Dvelopmental Disorder

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Dearest Carole,

 

Namaste.

 

Thank you for your email.

 

It is indeed a trying experience to watch loved ones

go through illness, especially a stigmatized and

misunderstood one like mental illness.

 

The following medical background looks at the

condition with a different perspective, as a

developmental disorder. The human brain is a marvel.

It can re-assign functions when one or more parts is

damaged or malfunctioning. Once the physical brain is

assisted by the healers to reach proper function, the

patient would still have to learn to do self healing

to maintain the proper health of mind and body.

 

Medical Background:

 

Schizophrenia is a mental illness with 2.5 million

victims in the United States alone. The first symptoms

usually appear when people are in their late 20s, but

neuroscientists now believe that the seeds of the

disorder are often sown during fetal development.

 

That is when the brain is wired up; nerve cells grow

and divide, building connections with each other. The

basic flaw in the brains of many schizophrenics seems

to be that certain nerve cells migrate to the wrong

areas when the brain is first taking shape, leaving

small regions of the brain permanently out of place or

miswired. Such errors in neural architecture may have

one or more causes, which remain to be discovered.

 

The chief symptoms of schizophrenia include apathy, a

blunting of emotions, delusions and the hearing of

internal voices. Once these symptoms begin, they

typically wax and wane for the rest of a person's

life.

 

The origins of the disorder have long been mysterious.

Once attributed to poor communication within families,

the condition is now recognized as a disease of the

brain, as seen in differences between schizophrenic

and

normal brains.

 

The idea that these differences arise during fetal

development, said Dr.David Shore, chief of the

Schizophrenia Research Branch at the National

Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., " is one

of the leading candidates for explaining how the

changes we see in the brains of schizophrenics might

have come about. "

 

But that theory does not solve the entire puzzle.

" Schizophrenia is probably many different kinds of

problems that converge on the same

syndrome, not just a single disease, " said Dr. Daniel

Weinberger, chief of the clinical Brain Disorders

Branch of the National Institute of Mental

Health. " But based on the weight of evidence, half or

more of schizophrenia seems to be due to abnormalities

in fetal brain development. "

 

Evidence for that new theory comes from several

different sources, including autopsies of patients'

brains, family movies taken when patients

were as young as 2 and epidemiological data.

 

One of the more convincing reports, based on tissue

from autopsies and published this month in The

Archives of General Psychiatry, showed neurons

out of place in the prefrontal areas of 7 of 20 brains

from patients with schizophrenia and in none of the 20

brains from people without the disorder. The study is

the fourth of its kind to report wayward cells in

various parts of the cortex in people with

schizophrenia.

 

The out-of-place cells are unexpectedly large residues

of the neural subplate, a structure that guides other

neurons to their proper sites. The subplate forms

about the fourth month of pregnancy. It gradually

disappears almost entirely within the first month of

life, having performed its task of aiming neurons

toward their location in the cortex.

 

" The migration of brain cells through the neural

subplate occurs almost entirely in the second

trimester of fetal development, " said Dr. Steven G.

Potkin, a psychiatrist at the University of California

at Irvine and a co-author of the study, with Dr.

William E. Bunney and Dr. Edward Jones.

 

" If you disrupt this migration, cells end up in the

wrong place or have faulty connections -- and that's

what we found in the brains of the

schizophrenic patients, " Potkin said. " The

maldistribution of these cells suggests an abnormality

in the subplate. "

 

Experiments on cats by Dr. Carla Shatz, a

neuroscientist at the University

of California at Berkeley, has shown that making cuts

in the subplate at an equivalent period in the

development of the cat brain produces cortical

cells that are miswired or out of place.

 

Just what might cause the neural subplate to fail to

perform its duties isa matter of surmise. Potkin

speculated that " there may be a wide range of

causes, from a faulty genetic mechanism to

environmental insults, like the mother having a virus

that penetrates the placenta, all of which interfere

with the operation of the neural subplate during the

critical months of fetal brain development. "

 

One nagging question for proponents of the new theory

is why no symptoms of schizophrenia appear for two

decades or more if the brain abnormalities

are present from birth.

 

One answer is that there are, indeed, signs of coming

trouble throughout life but that they are subtle and

easily missed. The British Medical Research Council

tracked every child born in Britain in the first week

of March 1946, assessing them every two years or so

until they reached the age of 43. Dr. Robin Murray, a

British psychiatrist, found subtle childhood

differences among those who later developed

schizophrenia.

 

At most milestones of neurological development --

analyzed by looking at things like when each infant

first sat up and teacher ratings of each

child's performance -- the development of the

schizophrenic group, on average, was delayed.

 

" There were no gross abnormalities, but a lifelong

pattern, on average, of delayed maturation of their

brains, " said Dr. Weinberger, who reviewed

the cumulative evidence linking lifelong neurological

problems to schizophrenia in The Lancet, a medical

journal, last year. " For instance,

at six months, about a third of babies are two weeks

or more late in sitting up. For those who later

developed schizophrenia, two-thirds were

late. As a whole, their lags suggest subtle

abnormalities in neural development. "

 

When researchers in a 1994 study asked the families of

patients with schizophrenia to provide them with home

movies of the patients as children, they found more

signs of unusual neural development. At age 2,

for instance, these children tended to display

slightly odd hand movements that would not have

troubled their parents at the time but would have been

recognized by a trained eye as a sign of troubled

motor development.

 

 

The study by Dr. E. Fuller Turrey, M.D. reviewed 65

research projects carried out on individuals with

schizophrenia who had never been treated with any

antipsychotic medication. In many, the individual had

only recently been diagnosed with the disease. The

projects measured the structure and function of brains

of individuals with schizophrenia and compared these

with normal controls. Neurological and

neuropsychological measures of brain function showed

the most consistent and largest differences between

patients and controls. Measures of brain structure,

such as MRIs, and measures of brain metabolism, such

as PET scans, were also significantly different but

less impressive. The brain abnormalities were not

localized to a single part of the brain but instead

implicated a variety of interrelated regions at the

base of the brain.

 

Developmental neurobiologists funded by the National

Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that

schizophrenia may be a developmental disorder

resulting when neurons form inappropriate connections

during fetal development. These errors may lie dormant

until puberty, when changes in the brain that occur

normally during this critical stage of maturation

interact adversely with the faulty connections. This

research has spurred efforts to identify prenatal

factors that may have some bearing on the apparent

developmental abnormality.

 

In other studies, investigators using brain-imaging

techniques have found evidence of early biochemical

changes that may precede the onset of disease

symptoms, prompting examination of the neural circuits

that are most likely to be involved in producing those

symptoms. Meanwhile, scientists working at the

molecular level are exploring the genetic basis for

abnormalities in brain development and in the

neurotransmitter systems regulating brain function.

 

 

The term " schizophrenia " was introduced in 1911 by a

Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler. The word comes from

the Greek schizo meaning " split " and phrenia meaning

" mind. " Bleuler wanted to convey the split between

what is perceived, what is believed, and what is

objectively real. He did not mean that the person with

schizophrenia is split into two personalities, but

that there is a splitting away of the personality from

reality. The concept of " split, " however, has led to

schizophrenia being confused with multiple

personality, a less common and very different

psychiatric disorder, much publicized through such

stories as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Three Faces of

Eve, and Sybil. Today, many health care professionals

regret the existence of the term " schizophrenia "

because of the confusion and misunderstanding that

surround it.

 

Added to this basic confusion is a history of blame.

Families agree that blame is a major stumbling block

to seeking and receiving support.

 

In the late 1800s and the early part of this century,

three competing views about the nature of mental

illness gained acceptance in the psychiatric

profession.

 

Biological psychiatry grew from the research of Dr.

Emil Kraepelin in Germany; psychoanalysis from the

findings of Dr. Sigmund Freud and his colleagues in

their studies on neuroses in Austria; and behaviourism

from the work of Dr. John B. Watson in the United

States. Kraepelin's views predominated the thinking of

psychiatrists in Europe, while both psychoanalysis and

behaviourism (see Glossary) flourished in North

America (Andreasen, The Broken Brain, pp. 11-20).

 

In the 1950s, many North American psychiatrists began

to believe that schizophrenia resulted from a form of

psychic trauma inflicted on the individual early in

life, typically by parents. Mothers of those with

schizophrenia were believed to be over-anxious,

obsessive, and domineering. These women were labelled

" schizophrenogenic. " One mother said she almost

understood this. " When you are pushing to get help for

your child, it is easy for some to 'put the cart

before the horse' and point to this pushiness and

tension as the cause of your child's problem, rather

than the result of it. " Gradually, blame was placed on

the family as a unit. Theorists noticed poor family

functioning where there was someone with

schizophrenia, and confused the effect of the illness

with its cause.

 

Two other theories contributed to the mythology

surrounding schizophrenia. The American psychoanalyst

Thomas Szasz pronounced that schizophrenia, like all

other mental illnesses, is a set of behaviours, not a

disease. The late R.D. Laing, a British psychiatrist,

suggested that it is really a " healthy " response to an

insane world. People burdened with terrible stress act

" crazy " in an effort to adapt.

 

Scientific research and factual data have discredited

these theories. Unfortunately, they were all popular

enough at one time to have gained public attention.

You may still run into health care professionals who

will suggest that you " caused " your relative's

illness, and that a continuing family relationship may

hinder recovery.

 

Aside from the history of blame, the symptoms of the

illness itself can often add to the stigma of

schizophrenia. The odd and unpredictable behaviour,

poor functioning, or lack of good health habits can be

disturbing to others. News coverage on acts of

violence or suicides committed by people reported as

having schizophrenia serve to add to the stigma, even

if unintentionally.

 

PRANIC HEALING TREATMENT:

 

( message 677 from Master Fe)

 

" ...1. Apply general sweeping with EV for 3 cycles.

2. Sweep front and back solar plexus with LV or EV.

Inhibit with LB.

3. Sweep front and back heart with EV. Energize with

EV through the back heart.

4. Sweep and energize with EV the ajna, forehead,

crown, and back head chakras. Sweep the entire brain

thoroughly.

5. Sweep and energize throat and ear minor chakras

with EV.

6. Sweep basic, navel, and sex. Energize with WHITE.

7. Sweep meng mein and spleen thoroughly.

8. Create chakral shields on the front and back solar

plexus, ajna, back head, crown, throat, and ear minor

chakras.

9. Create an auric shield.

10. Patient to practice Meditation on Twin Hearts

regularly.

 

There should be an intention of removing and

disintegrating the negative elementals and negative

thought entities lodged in it and the sealing of

cracks and holes on the protective webs. Cleansing and

energizing have to be done alternately.

 

Love and light, masterfe "

 

 

 

In addition to the above-mentioned protocol, include

the following:

 

a. Healer: Practice properly the Meditation on Twin

Hearts with Chakral Self Healing daily. Do the

healing after doing the Meditation.

 

b. Invoke before,during and after the treatment.

Include a request for healing angels and ministers to

assist in the healing until the patient is properly

healed.

 

c. Use salt water disposal unit at all times. Flick

your healing hand regularly while sweeping and

energizing.

 

d. Impregnate the projected pranic energy with

compassion and loving kindness; use will at a minimum.

 

e. Meticulousness and clear intentions get better

results.

 

f. Include thorough cleansing of the liver in Step 2.

 

g. Imagine yourself healing the patient also during

the brain and nerve development stages as you apply

step 4 of the above protocols. While energizing the

ajna, simultaneously lovingly instruct the ajna to

distribute the EV to all the brain and nerve cells for

properly developing them.

 

h. While energizing the back heart, visualize the

projected energy activating the front heart chakra in

all levels. Lovingly instruct the heart to develop

properly.

 

i. Sweep thoroughly and energize the base of the

brain and the entire spine, both sides of the spine

all the way to the end of the tailbone with EV.

 

j. Include thorough cleansing of both kidneys and

adrenalin glands for step 7.

 

k. Include healthy balanced nutrition and daily

physical exercise in the treatment.

 

l. Proper treatment by medical professionals is not to

be disregarded.

 

m. Encourage the patient to do daily blessing and

service. Regular tithing for proper healing is

adviseable.

 

n. Regular salt water baths especially after

stressful activity.

 

o. For the first 2 weeks of treatment, repeat

treatment every day, several times per day depending

on the severity of the condition. Gradually reduce

treatment to 3 times per week. Continue treatment for

a minimum of 90 days.

 

p. Stabilize and release projected pranic healing

energy.

 

Maintenance healing treatment will be needed.

 

Applying the pranic treatment as described will treat

the back pain of your sister.

 

 

Love,

 

Marilette

 

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--- Carole Constant <cconstant wrote:

> I will be starting to treat my sister next week.

> She is coming to me for

> severe upper back pain between the shoulder blades

> and the lower back. She

> is only able to walk for a short distance and has to

> stop because of the

> severity of this pain. She is now 49 years of age

> and has had this pain

> since she was 27 years of age. She has tried

> everything to get rid of this

> pain but nothing has helped. Also, she is

> schizophrenic. I have the

> protocal for schizophrenia but want to know what

> else I should do for the

> pain in her back. She is not coming to me to be

> treated for schizophrenia

> but I would very much like to treat her for this. I

> have a son and a nephew

> who are schizophrenic and also had a brother who was

> schizophrenic who

> passed away about 15 years ago. I would like to

> stop the cycle if possible

> as I have 3 grandchildren who I am concerned about.

> I would appreciate any

> help you can give me. Thanks.

>

> Love and God Bless,

> Carole

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

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Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but rather to

complement it. If symptoms persist or the ailment is severe, please consult

immediately a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer . ~ Master Choa Kok

Sui

 

Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only to that which is

known to us in nature. ~ St. Augustine

 

 

 

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