PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Impulsivity, Henri Laborit, Matching Principle
5 Apr 2016
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No cure, but psychological therapies and drugs may be beneficial. Not all patients benefit from medication o. 1/3 of patients still suffer from positive symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. Patients and families have to cope with the stigma and negative image associated with serious mental illness. Prevalence, onset, demographic and socio economic features. 1% risk of developing schizophrenia at some point. Prevalence: total number of cases with the disorder at a given point in time: changes depending on diagnosis. Schizophrenia is twice is common as alzheimer"s, and 4x more common than multiple sclerosis. Positive symptoms tend to manifest between late adolescence and early adulthood: onset may be abrupt or gradual - usually gradual. Men and women are at equal risk o. Strike men several years earlier; early 20s vs mid 20s. Rarely occurs before adolescence or after 45 years of age.
