PCL102H1 Lecture Notes - Frontal Lobe, Twin Study, Neurosis
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Sources: lectures (burnham schizophrenia 1-4, carlson (p. 556-571, p. 553-569), book of. Readings mamo, kapur and seeman: clinical picture. A psychosis is loss of contact with reality. Unlike ocd, the patient does not realize that they have lost touch with reality and believe their perception is correct: not neurosis this is anxiety, not multiple personality. Depression is a disorder of affect . (anxiety syndromes should be given that title. ) Lifetime prevalence: about 1/100 or (0. 3 - 0. 7%) Found in many cultures and from earliest times (unlike huntington"s chorea, which we can trace to an abnormality a few hundred years ago in. Co-morbidities: major depression, anxiety, substance abuse (abuse: about. Onset: often around 20 years of age (dementia praecox early name) Carlson"s figure shows a wide range of onsets. Negative onset or positive onset: both possible: carlson however stresses negative onset (onset always starts with negative symptoms. Men slightly earlier than women (early vs. late 20s)
