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The causes of schizophrenia are unclear, but it seems that genetics play a heavy role, as individuals with a family history are far more likely to suffer from schizophrenia. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The disorder can be triggered and exacerbated by social and environmental factors, with episodes becoming more apparent in periods of high stress .
Examples from a 295-subject study in Lithuania showed that the most common religious delusions were being a saint (in women) and being God (in men). [24] In one study of 193 people who had previously been admitted to hospital and subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia, 24% were found to have religious delusions. [25]
The Three Christs of Ypsilanti was first published in 1964. Rokeach came to think that his research had been manipulative and unethical, and he offered an apology in the afterword of the 1984 edition of the book: "I really had no right, even in the name of science, to play God and interfere round the clock with their daily lives."
However, another study using fractured images of faces found that people with schizophrenia were better than healthy adults at identifying images of famous people that had been distorted. [2] These experiments state that this may be evidence of weaker "configural" processing in schizophrenia, who instead may rely more on local image features ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat people with schizophrenia in more than 30 years. Cobenfy, manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb ...
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]
You can’t fool God saying, ‘Well, you don’t know sign language.’ No way,” the priest continued, shaking his head and wagging his finger, eliciting more laughs from the pews.
Regarding posthumous diagnoses: only a few famous people are believed to have been affected by schizophrenia. Most of these listed have been diagnosed based on evidence in their own writings and contemporaneous accounts by those who knew them. Also, persons prior to the 20th century may have incomplete or speculative diagnoses of schizophrenia.