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-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

Causes- genetic

Causes- environmental

Relative risk of schizophrenia depending upon month of birth

Differences in MRI scans

Age at onset v gender

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

Overcoming Stigma

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

Sources• http://www.jpma.org.pk/images/Feb2000/Gender%20and%20Schizophre

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• 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/