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Could a mental health issue, such as paranoid schizophrenia, be caused by a serious blow to the head? Thanks, Mandy :)

Hi Mandy Im no medical person but have found this on the net, Head Injury Damage to the brain. Damage may be accompanied by personality changes and/or schizophrenia-like symptoms. It is generally agreed that the risk of suicide is substantially increased among head-injured patients, although the reason for this is not clear. I'll look some more and see what I can find for you. Gillie xx

Thank you so much for your replies. It does seem as though it's possible. I googled the old medical term and looked in several places to make sure that the translation was correct, but didn't google further to find out causes. Mandy :)

I'm not a medical professional .......... but I have googled and found most sites say the same: Causes The causes of schizophrenia are still under debate. A chemical imbalance in the brain seems to play a role, but the reason for the imbalance remains unclear. We do know that you're a bit more likely to become schizophrenic if you have a family member with the illness. Stress does not cause schizophrenia, but can make the symptoms worse. Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia are highly likely to be diagnosed with other disorders clinical depression, anxiety disorders Hope this helps - but will again say I have no knowledge of the condition - this info came from a GOOGLE search from the internet. Much happiness Debi -x-

Hi Mandy, My brother has this condition and we have always been told that it is something that lies in people and it needs a trigger to set it off. In my brother's case it was combination of some physical abuse and then drug taking. So in theory, yes a blow to the head could be a contributory factor but it has to be in the person. I hope you find this is not the case. Jacky :-)

I also have a family member with this condition and I thought it was a gene that made the person predisposed towards developing it. In my family member's case we think it was the uese of canabis in her teens and maybe other drugs as well. Ann Glos

Ann, we have a church friend whose daughter has manic depression which they think was triggered by the use of cannabis in her teens, I do wish they'd realise what they're doing to themselves. Jacky, having read everyone's replies, and the PMs I've received, I think that probably the head injury triggered something that there might have already been a predisposition towards. I don't want to seem cryptic but I can't write too much on here as although the ancestor is dead, there are still relatives living who are GR members. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, very much appreciated. Mandy :)

I know that a head injury, depending on where the injury is can lead to personality disorders with schitzophrenia like symptoms.