PPT-Chapter 6 Schizophrenia Spectrum

and Other Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia is now classified as a spectrum disorder rather than a single disease entity in this group Schizophrenia Brief Psychotic Disorder Schizoaffective Disorder. FACT SHEET What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think How is schizophrenia diagno sed? There is no single laboratory or bra Brandon Boden. Chloe Gocken. Some Stories. http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Have-Schizophrenia/1985422. http://www.mentalhealth.com/story/p52-sc02.html. What is Catatonic Schizophrenia? . Mental disorder. Seminar on the Manifestation of the Disease, Prevalence in Society, and Treatment by Antipsychotics. By Olivia Beran . A Beautiful Mind. Overview of Presentation Material. Definition. Early Years. General Causes. If depression is the common cold of psychological disorders, schizophrenia is the cancer.. Nearly 1 in a 100 suffer from schizophrenia, and throughout the world over 24 million people suffer from this disease (WHO, 2002).. Rose McClung and . Emmie. . Gerrard. Introduction. Schizophrenia is a disorder of the brain which may cause severe symptoms. Most cases of schizophrenia are life-long, difficult to manage, and can affect many areas of a person's life.. The function of neurotransmitters. What is this?. What does it do?. Where are the neurotransmitters?. Can you name any neurotransmitters?. Lets remind ourselves how neurotransmitters work. Lets remind ourselves how neurotransmitters work. Chris Perkins. Alzheimers NZ Conference. 04/11/16. Increased life expectancy. Challenge of diagnosing dementia. Risk reduction. Management . Life expectancy. Schizophrenia. Life expectancy lags by 12 years in women and 15 years in men with schizophrenia (Casey et al , 2011) Some others say 20 years difference.. David Duong. Edison Thai. Life in the Eyes of a Schizophrenic. “. Shonda. . has a 12 year history diagnosis of schizophrenia. . Shonda. is constantly preoccupied with delusions and frequent auditory hallucinations. . What is schizophrenia?. Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe disease that has affected people throughout history. About 1% of Americans have this disease. This disease makes people that have it interpret reality abnormally. People that have it, may think that someone is controlling their thoughts, reading their mind, or planning to hurt them in any way. The most affected ages are from 14-60 years old. The cause may be genetics or the environment, however it is not proved.. Schizophrenia . 2 or more of the following, present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month period, at least one must be delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms. symptoms. Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic illness and characterised by two sets of symptoms; symptoms present during the acute phase; and those present when the illness is well established (chronic).. Anthony A. Grace, Ph.D.. Departments of Neuroscience, . Psychiatry and Psychology. University of Pittsburgh. . - Schizophrenia is a genetically linked disorder with multiple risk factors contributing to its expression. Introduction. Disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum. Involve psychosis, . impaired cognitive processes, . unusual or disorganized motor behavior, . social withdrawal. Symptoms of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders. Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders. These disorders are grouped together to provide differential diagnosis of disorders that include psychotic symptoms as a prominent aspect of their presentation. .