Schizophrenia Resources

 

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality differently. Schizophrenia affects around 24 million people worldwide. Onset of schizophrenia is most likely to happen during late adolescence and the twenties and tends to emerge earlier in males than in females. Resarch has not found one single cause of schizophrenia, but researchers believe that the interaction between genes and environmental factors can cause it1.  Schizophrenia is also associated with significant health, social and economic burdens. Individuals with schizophrenia have an increased risk of premature morality compared to the general population. Co-occuring conditions such as heart disease, liver disease, and diabetes contribute to the premature mortality rate. Approximently half of the individuals with schizophrenia have co-occuring mental and/or behavioral health disorders as well. Financial costs for individuals with schizophrenia is also higher due to costs of health care, social service needs, loss of productivity and other factors2.

Symptoms of schizophrenia fall under the categories of psychotic, negative, and cognitive. Psychotic symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and movement disorder. Negative symptoms include losing interest and enjoyment in activities, withdrawal from social life, and difficulty showing emotion. Cognitive symptoms include concentration issues, problems paying attention, and problems remembering information that the person has just learned3.

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1. World Health Organization. (2022). Schizophrenia. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/schizophrenia

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Schizophrenia. Retrieved from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/schizophrenia

3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Schizophrenia. Retrieved from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia

 

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