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Most people with schizophrenia live independently with community support. [1] In people with a first episode of psychosis a good long-term outcome occurs in 42% of cases, an intermediate outcome in 35% of cases, and a poor outcome in 27% of cases. [7] Outcome for schizophrenia appear better in the developing than the developed world. [8]
By the end of 2001, Spike was having 2–3 epileptoid episodes per week. Owners of cramping dogs began to connect via Internet groups, including a support group started by Miedema; the condition came to be known in NL as "Spike's Disease." [9] In science it is customary for the person who first described a condition to also give it a name. So ...
The G72/G30 gene complex is a possible risk factor for schizophrenia; male animal mutants have less aggressive behaviours and have olfactory abnormalities. [13] PPP 3 CC PPP 3 CC is a gene in which mutations are risk factors for schizophrenia; knockout animal models have social deficits. [13] 16p11.2 Duplication
This suggests that there is a genetic factor to the disorder. A questionnaire to dog owners and a blood sample of 181 dogs from four breeds, miniature and standard bull terriers, German shepherds, and Staffordshire bull terriers showed these to be more susceptible to compulsive and repetitive behaviors. [19]
Schizophreniform disorder is a type of mental illness that is characterized by psychosis and closely related to schizophrenia.Both schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), have the same symptoms and essential features except for two differences: the level of functional impairment and the duration of symptoms.
Post-schizophrenic depression is a "depressive episode arising in the aftermath of a schizophrenic illness where some low-level schizophrenic symptoms may still be present." [ 1 ] Someone that has post-schizophrenic depression experiences both symptoms of depression and can also continue showing mild symptoms of schizophrenia.
Hospitalization may occur with severe episodes of schizophrenia. This can be voluntary or (if mental health legislation allows it) involuntary (called civil or involuntary commitment). Long-term inpatient stays are now less common due to deinstitutionalization, although still occur. [2]
Schizophrenia affects around 0.3–0.7% of the general population at some point in life (i.e. lifetime prevalence), [1] or 21 million people worldwide as of 2020 (about one of every 285). [2] By using precise methods in its diagnosis and a large, representative population, schizophrenia seems to occur with relative consistency over time during ...