Mental Health: Schizophrenia by https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg Made with big dreams en-us 2017-05-12 21:01:56 UTC 2017-05-12 21:34:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Mental Health: Schizophrenia kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581653 2017-05-12 21:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581653 History: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581755 Schizophrenia has been around for thousands of years and was first classified as a mental disorder by Emil Kraepelin in 1887. ]]> 2017-05-12 21:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581755 Affected: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581950 Schizophrenia affects both men and women. It occurs in all ethnic groups around the world. Symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions usually start around ages 16 and 30. Men tend to experience symptoms a little earlier than women.]]> 2017-05-12 21:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171581950 How Common: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171582189 About 1% of the U.S. population has schizophrenia. So about 3 million men and women over the age of 18 have schizophrenia. Affects about 24 million people worldwide.]]> 2017-05-12 21:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171582189 Causes: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171582353 The causes of schizophrenia are not completely understood. Genetics, environmental triggers and your own brain chemistry are all factors to schizophrenia.]]> 2017-05-12 21:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171582353 Symptoms: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171582730 -Delusions
-Hallucinations
-Disorganized thinking
-Extremely abnormal behaviour
-Negative symptoms

Symptoms for Teenagers:
-Withdrawal from friends and family
-A drop in performance at school
-Trouble sleeping
-Irritability or depressed mood
-Lack of motivation
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-Delusions.
-Hallucinations.
-Disorganized speech.
-Disorganized behavior.
-Negative symptoms.]]> 2017-05-12 21:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171583088 Treatment kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171583360 Schizophrenia is a lifelong disorder requiring ongoing treatment. Medication is usually the best treatment for schizophrenia. Antipsychotic medications reduce the risk of psychotic episodesand improve a person’s ability to function.]]> 2017-05-12 21:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171583360 Economic Cost: kaidenmcnair101 https://padlet.com/kaidenmcnair101/81mtwvnb39pg/wish/171583679 The overall cost of schizophrenia was estimated to be $62.7 billion, with $22.7 billion health care cost ($7.0 billion outpatient, $5.0 billion drugs, $2.8 billion inpatient, $8.0 billion long-term care).

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