PPT-Schizophrenia and dementia

Chris Perkins Alzheimers NZ Conference 041116 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. Analysis of dementia prevalence rates by Delo itte Access Economics reveal coastal and regional NSW will continue to bear the brunt of increasing dementia prevalence rates while the metropolitan areas of the State will also experience a steady incre 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 UNIT 4: PSYA4. lcb@beauchamp.org.uk. . Topic Content. In relation to their chosen disorder:. Schizophrenia. Depression. Phobic disorders. OCD.  . Candidates should be familiar with the following:. Clinical characteristics of the chosen disorder.. Alya Alghamdi. Objectives:. At the end of seminar the master student will be able to. :. Define schizophrenia.. Identify the DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Schizophrenia. Discuss the major symptoms of schizophrenia. 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).. UNIT 4: PSYA4. lcb@beauchamp.org.uk. . Topic Content. In relation to their chosen disorder:. Schizophrenia. Depression. Phobic disorders. OCD.  . Candidates should be familiar with the following:. Clinical characteristics of the chosen disorder.. A psychotic mental illness characterised by distorted perceptions, bizarre thoughts, disorganised speech, disturbed emotions and a deterioration in coping in everyday life.. What is schizophrenia?. Delusions- false beliefs or thoughts. Being paranoid that someone is assassinating the victim.. The function of neurotransmitters. What is this?. What does it do?. Where are the neurotransmitters?. Can you name any neurotransmitters?. Neurotransmitter molecules are released from the end of the presynaptic cell (the axon) into the space between the two nerve cells (the synapse). Having travelled across the synaptic gap or cleft, molecules may then be ‘taken up’ by specially shaped receptor sites on the postsynaptic nerve cell (the dendrite) and so the chemical message is passed on. The relationship between the neurotransmitter molecule and the receptor site is like a lock and key, molecules will only fit certain receptor sites.. Nepean. High . School. , . November. 2016. Introduction. to . Psychology. . class. .. Schizophrenia: basic definition . Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person . 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.. Erik Messamore, MD, PhD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Northeast Ohio Medical University. Medical Director, Best Practices for Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center. Overview. Cannabis association with acute psychosis is well-known. Allie Warren. Kate Auty. Elizabeth DiMauro. Courtney Bilderbeck. Schizophrenia:. a psychotic disorder (or a group of disorders) marked by severely impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviors.. Synonyms:. 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).. . psychotic. . disorders. Michaela Mayerová. Psychosis. , . schizophrenia. Psychosis. : . 1. symptom, not . illness. halucinations. , . delusions. , . thought. . disorder. 2. „. psychoses. “ = .