Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia Definition

A serious mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. It can cause difficulties distinguishing what is real

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Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

  • Male onset for schizophrenia is in late teens, females is early twenties

  • Around 0.3% of the population experience schizophrenia

  • Schizophrenia is diagnosed using axes DSM V and ICD 11


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Symptoms of Schizophrenia

  • Positive symptoms - addition to normal functioning

  • Negative symptoms - reduction in normal functioning


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Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

  • Hallucinations - unusual sensory experiences, such as auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory

  • Delusions - false cognitive beliefs, such as grandeur and persecution


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Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

  • Speech poverty - reduction in amount and quality of speech

  • Avolition - apathy, finding it hard to keep up with goal oriented activities