PSYC02H3 Final: REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
Document Summary
Thesis the authors make very clear the controversies and restrictions in the findings on violence in schizophrenic patients. Because of this unclear estimate on how many, what type, and differences among cultures, it is very. Unclear to make a generalized statement towards schizophrenia as a whole, but by careful analysis of each case on its own this article was sufficient enough in providing proper explanation for this ambiguity in their findings. Type of violence varies as symptomatology and severity of disease does. command hallucinations play a small role in directing violence. time at which violence occurs = important because differentiating between when violence occurred during course of illness will help determine which subgroups of schizophrenia are more likely to be violent. usually: acutely psychotic, recently admitted, patients, violence is related to conceptual disorganization, 5 studies found paranoid more violent than non. Paranoid schizophrenics: 2 studies reported to opposite, 1 study found no difference in violence.
