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- Schizophrenia - OtherOtherExercise including aerobic exercise has been shown to improve positive and negative symptoms, cognition, working memory, and improve quality of life. Exercise has also been shown to increase the volume of the hippocampus in those with schizophrenia. A decrease in hippocampal volume is one of the factors linked to the development of the disease.However, there still remains the problem of...0 Comments 0 Shares 4342 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia Diagnosis and ComorbiditiesCriteriaSchizophrenia is diagnosed based on criteria in either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) published by the World Health Organization (WHO). These criteria use the self-reported experiences of the person and reported...0 Comments 0 Shares 4398 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia Differential DiagnosisDifferential diagnosisTo make a diagnosis of schizophrenia other possible causes of psychosis need to be excluded.  Psychotic symptoms lasting less than a month may be diagnosed as brief psychotic disorder, or as schizophreniform disorder. Psychosis is noted in Other specified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders as a DSM-5 category. Schizoaffective disorder is diagnosed if...0 Comments 0 Shares 4385 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia ManagementThe primary treatment of schizophrenia is the use of antipsychotic medications, often in combination with psychosocial interventions and social supports. Community support services including drop-in centers, visits by members of a community mental health team, supported employment, and support groups are common. The time between the onset of psychotic symptoms to being given treatment –...0 Comments 0 Shares 4707 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia MechanismMechanismThe mechanisms of schizophrenia are unknown, and a number of models have been put forward to explain the link between altered brain function and schizophrenia. The prevailing model of schizophrenia is that of a neurodevelopmental disorder, and the underlying changes that occur before symptoms become evident are seen as arising from the interaction between genes and the environment....0 Comments 0 Shares 4265 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia Risk Factors and GeneticRisk factorsSchizophrenia is described as a neurodevelopmental disorder with no precise boundary, or single cause, and is thought to develop from gene–environment interactions with involved vulnerability factors. The interactions of these risk factors are complex, as numerous and diverse insults from conception to adulthood can be involved. A genetic predisposition on its own, without...0 Comments 0 Shares 4613 Views 0 Reviews
- Schizophrenia Risk Factors: Environmental and Substance UseEnvironmentalEnvironmental factors, each associated with a slight risk of developing schizophrenia in later life include oxygen deprivation, infection, prenatal maternal stress, and malnutrition in the mother during prenatal development. A risk is associated with maternal obesity, in increasing oxidative stress, and dysregulating the dopamine and serotonin pathways. Both maternal stress and...0 Comments 0 Shares 4908 Views 0 Reviews