Schizophrenia

... Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a disorder generally characterized by distorted thinking, impaired emotional responses, poor interpersonal skills and a distortion of reality. It is the most prevalent type of mental disorder and has been further categorized into several more specific disorders. TYPES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: The diagnosis is made according to the client's predominant symptoms: Based on the study "Association between schizophrenia and social inequality at birth: case-control study" by G. HARRISON et al, We can say that people in a lower socio-economic band have a higher incidence of contracting schizophrenia, also that incidences of deprivation in childhood have an effect. Your relationship with the patient is also a factor, this is related to common genetic code shared between people. If you share an exact genetic code with someone, such as in monozygotic twins, you have a very high chance of developing the disease. Possible Causes of Schizophrenia The causes of schizophrenia have been a

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