Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenic Symptoms

• Positive And Negative
• Symptoms

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Positive Symptoms (Type 1)

• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Formal Thought Disorder
• Bizarre or Disorganized Behavior

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Negative SymptomsType 2

• Alogia
• Affective Flattening
• Anhedonia-Asociality
• Avolition-Apathy
• Attentional Impairment

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Negative Prognosis

• Insidious (Earlier?) Onset
• Chronic Duration
• Lower Educational Achievement
• Poor Performance on Cognitive Tests
• Poor Response to Treatment
• Male
• Unemployed/Never Married

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What is Etiology of Schizophrenia
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Psychotropic Treatment

• Medication (Anti-Psychotic) Side Effects
• Dystonias
• Akathisia
• Pseudoparkinsonism
• Pisa Syndrome
• Rabbit Syndrome
• Tardive Dyskinesia

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Psychosocial Treatments
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Family Education
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Case Management Approaches
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Psychosocial Treatment Summary

• Family Education and Support
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation
• Skills Training/Independent Living
• Vocational Rehabilitation