https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj Mental Health/Health Living & Relationships/Planning 10 en-us 2017-04-12 02:26:42 UTC 2017-04-12 03:35:02 UTC hello@padlet.com aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166006912 <sup>- Schizophrenia was only classified as a distinct mental disorder in 1887 by Kraepelin
- German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin identifies as the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and psychiatric genetics</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 02:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166006912 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166007642 <sup>- Affects men and women equally
- Occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world
- Men tend to experience symptoms earlier than women
- Hallucinations and Delusions usually start to occur between the ages of 16 and 30
- Often develops in adolescence or early adulthood
- Can be hard to tell in youth between ordinary teenage moodiness and signs of  a more serious illness
- Although teens are less likely to have delusions, and more vulnerable to having hallucinations</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 02:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166007642 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008040 <sup>- In Canada, the best estimate of ones who have Schizophrenia is 1%
- However, 1% of the U.S. population means about 3 million men and women over the age of 18 have this illness
- Affects approx. 24 million people worldwide
***Most Common Type of Schizophrenia is Paranoid Schizophrenia</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 02:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008040 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008449 <sup>- Not completely understood or known at the time
- Genetics (mutations/changes in genes)
- Environmental Triggers (exposed to viral infections before birth/wasn't given proper nutrition)
- Drugs (Meth/LSD/Marijuana)</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 02:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008449 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008665 <sup>- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Disorganized Speech/Catatonic Behaviour
***Paranoid Schizophrenic
- May see or hear things that don't exist
- Speak in strange or confusing ways, believes others are trying to harm them or constantly watching them</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 03:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166008665 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166009094 <sup>-Doctor or Psychiatrist Diagnosis; w/ complete medical exam and a psychological evaluation
- Early diagnosis will improve chances of managing illness
- Antipsychotic Medication reduces symptoms by helping with the hearing of voices or seeing things that aren't real
- Psychotherapy = Helps patient and others how to "deal" with voices & hallucinations; and  how to better recognize social cues/triggers, and improve their attention, memory, and ability to organize their thoughts
- 10 years after diagnosis, approx. 50% are either noted to be completely recovered or improved to the point of functioning independently; 25% are improved, but require strong support work; 15% remain unimproved and are typically hospitalized; 10% commit suicide</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 03:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166009094 aimee_acro https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166010158 <sup>- Spaces in the brain, called Ventricles, were larger
- Parts of brain that deal with memory, known as Medial Temporal Lobes, were smaller
- There were fewer connections between brain cells
- Differences in chemicals ,called Neurotransmitters, that are responsible for "Communicating Info." in the brain
- Brain tissue in people w/ Schizophrenia after death, even show that their brain structure is often different than it was at birth</sup>]]> 2017-04-12 03:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aimee_acro/zkrgnrufnghj/wish/166010158