PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Mass Psychogenic Illness, Dysbindin, Pathological Jealousy
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Psychotic disorder characterized by major disturbances in though, emotion and behavior: disordered thinking in which areas are not logically related, faulty perception and attention, flat or inappropriate affect, and bizarre disturbances in motor activity. Incidence is significantly higher in males than in females (1:4 ratio) Sometimes begins in childhood, usually appears in late adolescence or early adulthood, somewhat earlier for men than for women. People with schizo have number of acute episodes of their symptoms b/w episodes they often have less severe but still very debilitating symptoms. People can be treated in the community or hospitalization is sometimes necessary. People who were first diagnosed while inpatients and hose residing in rural areas were more likely to require additional inpatient services in the first year of treatment. In canada, hospitalization rates are much higher in young men relative to young women.
