PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes -Soltyrei, Etiology, Prodrome
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Schizophrenia a psychotic disorder characterize by major disturbances in thought, emotion and behaviour: disordered thinking in which ideas are not logically related, faulty perception and attention, flat or inappropriate affect and bizarre disturbances in motor activity. Withdrawal from others into fantasy life with delusions. Prevalence b/w 0. 2% and 2%, lifetime prevalence 1% Usually appears in late adolescence or early adulthood. Have acute episodes, in b/w episodes still have issues. 10% of people with schizophrenia commit suicide. 2004: 234 305 with schizophrenia in canada, 374 deaths, costs 6. 85 billion (70% productivity lost) Comorbid personality disorders (avoidant, paranoid, dependent, antisocial) are common, mood, anxiety, drug abuse. Ocd and schizophrenia often leads to suicide attempts. Ptsd is highly prevalent and underdiagnosed in many military veterans. Familial association b/w schizophrenia and depression and anxiety. Mdd and cannabis dependence, while developing schizophrenia. Disturbances in: thought ,perception and attention, motor behaviour, affect or emotion, and life functioning. Main symptoms into 2 categories: positive and negative.
