PSYCH 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Brief Psychotic Disorder, Thought Insertion, Mood Disorder
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Debilitating mental illness affecting approximately only 1% of the population (consistent across countries) but second leading cause of disease burden (economic) 2004 estimate including direct and indirect healthcare costs, unemployment/ productivity loss: 6. 85 billion usd. Individuals with schizophrenia at higher risk for: Cigarette smoking and associated complications (80% of people with sz, Metabolic and neurological impairments (partially medication side effects) Schizophrenia: characterized by positive, negative and cognitive symptoms. Major changes in the way the individuals think, feel, relate to environment and reality least one month with delusions that are not bizarre. Delusional disorder: not as severe as sz; characterized by preoccupation for at. Brief psychotic disorder: psychotic symptoms for 1 day-1 month. Schizoaffective disorder: mix of mood disorder symptoms and psychotic symptoms (psychotic symptoms occurring either only outside of mood episode or both in and out of episode) Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the world"s population. About 1 million people in the united states are treated for schizophrenia.
