PPT-1 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. From the Johns Hopkins Clinical Schizophrenia Program: Russell L. Margolis, M.D.. Krista Baker, LCPC. Tom Sedlak, M.D., Ph.D.. For information about clinical services, contact Krista Baker, 410-550-0137. 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.. A psychotic disorder in which a person has lost touch with reality. Hallucinations and delusional thinking frequently accompany this disorder. Hallucinations. Experiencing sensations that don’t actually exist except inside your head. a sexually selected fitness indicator. Shaner. , Miller & . Mintz. 2004. Katelyn & Hana. Intro: Background. Schizophrenia is an evolutionary puzzle—many evolutionary theories have attempted to explain why it persists at a global rate of 1%. Dr. Stephen M. Stahl. 1. LAT500-15 revised November 2015. Learning Objectives. To learn about neuroregulation of schizophrenia . symptomatology. . To understand current hypotheses of schizophrenia and how they influence treatment. 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.. 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.. Kaushik. . Majumdar. Indian Statistical Institute. 8th Mile, Mysore Road. Bangalore 560059. https://sites.google.com/site/isicng/. Workshop on “Cognition, Emotion and Computing,” Infosys Limited, Bangalore, 30 April 2013. Philip . Cofoid. Prevalence of 0.3% to 0.5% worldwide. Before antipsychotic drugs, the outcome of schizophrenia usually resulted in:. Catatonic states. Institutionalization. Complete debilitation. Antipsychotics have not only made schizophrenia manageable, they immensely improve the quality of life of the patients. 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:. Categorize the following disorders as anxiety, mood, dissociative, or somatoform.. Arachnophobia. Depression. PTSD. Dissociative Identity Disorder. Hypochondria. OCD. Bipolar disorder. Depersonalization disorder. 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).. NOT a “split personality”, a split from . reality. 1% of the U.S. population. A family of disorders, not one single disorder. Many people not diagnosed until 45. Symptoms of Schizophrenia . 1) .