01:830:340 Chapter 14: Chapter14Schizophrenia
29 Nov 2016
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The word schizophrenia comes from the greek words for split mind and it does not mean. Patient may experience psychosis which means a loss of contact with reality multiple personalities. Taking lsd or abusing amphetamines or cocaine may produce psychosis. Approximately 1 of every 100 people in the world suffers from the schizophrenia during his or her lifetime. An estimated 24 million people worldwide are affected with it, including 2. 5 millions in the us. People with schizophrenia have an increased risk of physical often fatal illness. On average, they live 20 fewer years than other people. It is estimated that as many as 25% of people with schizophrenia attempt suicide. A core symptoms: two or more of the follwing symptoms present for at least a 1-month period. The symptoms of schizophrenia can be grouped into three categories. Positive symptoms: excesses of thought, emotion, and behavior. Negative symptoms: deficits of thought, emotion, and behavior.
