1. Schizophrenia A presentation by Zahra and Katharina By Zahra Syed and Katharina Michelson

2. What is Schizophrenia? a severe form of mental illness affecting about 7 per thousand of the adult population, mostly in the age group 15-35 years.

3. Symptoms Positive: -Delusions -Hallucinations -Thought disorder -Disorganised Behaviour Negative: -Loss of interest in everydays life -Lack of emotion/ motivation -Social withdrawal Cognitive: -problems with making sense of information -difficulty paying attention

4. Causes- genetic

5. Causes- environmental

6. Relative risk of schizophrenia depending upon month of birth

9. Differences in MRI scans

10. Age at onset v gender

14. Treatment Antipsychotic medication Antidepressant drugs Mood stabilizer -> 1 st generation antipsychotics: negative effects are not so well treated -> 2 nd generation antipsychotics: positive effects are not so well treated

15. Overcoming Stigma Irsinnig menschlich e.V Verein School project: Verrückt ! Na und ?

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