PPT-The Science of Schizophrenia

Dr Stephen M Stahl 1 LAT50015 revised November 2015 Learning Objectives To learn about neuroregulation of schizophrenia symptomatology To understand current hypotheses of schizophrenia and how they influence treatment. 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. 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. 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).. 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%. 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?. 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 . 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. 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.. 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:. Dr. Stephen M. Stahl. LAT500-15 revised . February 2016. Learning Objectives. To learn about neuroregulation of schizophrenia . symptomatology. . To understand current hypotheses of schizophrenia and how they influence treatment. 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.