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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia. A presentation by Zahra and Katharina. By Zahra Syed and Katharina Michelson. What is Schizophrenia?. “ a severe form of mental illness affecting about 7 per thousand of the adult population, mostly in the age group 15-35 years. ”. Symptoms. Positive: -Delusions

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Schizophrenia

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  1. Schizophrenia A presentation by Zahra and Katharina By Zahra Syed and Katharina Michelson

  2. What is Schizophrenia? • “a severe form of mental illness affecting about 7 per thousand of the adult population, mostly in the age group 15-35 years.”

  3. Symptoms Positive: -Delusions -Hallucinations -Thought disorder -Disorganised Behaviour Negative: • Loss of interest in everyday’s life • Lack of emotion/ motivation • Social withdrawal Cognitive: -problems with making sense of information -difficulty paying attention

  4. Causes- genetic

  5. Causes- environmental

  6. Relative risk of schizophrenia depending upon month of birth

  7. Differences in MRI scans

  8. Age at onset v gender

  9. Treatment • Antipsychotic medication • Antidepressant drugs • Mood stabilizer -> 1st generation antipsychotics: negative effects are not so well treated -> 2nd generation antipsychotics: positive effects are not so well treated

  10. Overcoming Stigma • Irsinnig menschlich e.V Verein • School project: Verrückt ! Na und ?

  11. Sources • http://www.jpma.org.pk/images/Feb2000/Gender%20and%20Schizophrenia%20figure1.jpg • http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/schizophrenia-stats_512e5c95f05b3.png • http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/schizophrenia_overview_slideshow/webmd_rf_photo_of_mri_brain_scans.jpg • http://psychcentral.com/lib/types-of-schizophrenia • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizophrenia/DS00196/DSECTION=causes • http://www.schizophrenia.com/sz.images/gengraph.gif • http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/en/

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