HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Biological Psychiatry, Antipsychotic, Mental Disorder
16 Jan 2018
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Epidemiology: the rate that something shows up in society. Schizophrenia, or rather its symptoms are reportedly found in all cultures across the world. Trying to suggest that schizophrenia is a biological disease. 1% doesn"t seem to make a lot of sense. Stats are bad for mental illness, because its imperfect. Men and women equally likely to be diagnosed. Described the cold parenting style of mothers of children with schizophrenia and autism. When they didn"t fit into the loving mother category, it could have negative consequences on the child. Primary role of women is to be a mother, caring and tender. Angry parents felt blamed for what was increasingly understood as a brain disease. Built alliances with biological psychiatry and formed the national alliance on mental. Illness (nami) to demand better treatment, sympathy rather than scorn. If one twin has it,: 7-50% (why not 100% if it is genetic?)
