PSYB32H3 Chapter : CH 11 schizophrenia.docx
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Schizophrenia: a psychotic disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, emotion, and behaviour: disordered thinking in which ideas aren"t logically related, faulty perception and attention, flat or inappropriate affect, and bizarre disturbances in motor activity. They withdraw from other ppl and reality often into a fanstasy life of delusions and hallucinations. Prevalence in general population is between 0. 2% and 2%, lifetime prevalence abt. Meta-analysis prevalence and incidence rates conducted by cdn researchers concluded there may be real variation in schizophrenia across geographical regions arnd the world, asian populations had the lowest prevalence rates. Higher in males than females (male:female ratio= 1. 4) Appears in late adolescence or late adulthood, earlier for men than women. Ppl with schiz have a # of acute episodes of their symptoms, btwn episodes hav less severe but stil debilitating symptoms. Early treatment adaptations in case of early non-remission are mandatory. Schizophrenia, depression and anxiety were familiar because they had common etiology factors.
