PS268 Study Guide - Final Guide: General Paresis Of The Insane, Ziprasidone, Ugo Cerletti
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2nd leading cause of disability/premature death in canada, 10-25% of women (2x more than men) More than 50% seeking help for addiction have mental illness, 15-20% of mentally ill have addiction. Centre for addiction and mental health camh, largest addiction and mental health hospital. 70% of mental illnesses appear before 25, rates of concurrent disorders higher among adolescents. Because canada"s mental health and addiction systems are independent, the focus of treatment for people with concurrent disorders tends to be on one component of their disorder but not the other. Tobacco and cannabis are 2 most abused drugs, schizophrenia 6x higher in frequent weed users. Self medication hypothesis: negative reinforcement, people choose drug that combats psychosis. Primary addiction hypothesis: positive reinforcement, neurobiology of psychosis and brain areas involved increase vulnerability to substance abuse. On basis of symptoms, diagnosis is made to what disease patient has, cause determined, given cure.
