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You can be diagnosed with schizophrenia at any age, although an age below 13 is termed "juvenile-onset schizophrenia" and an age above 45 is termed "adult-onset schizophrenia". The average age of onset for men is 18 and the average age of onset for women is 25.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoNearly all cases of schizophrenia are in people of age thirteen or older, and most are 16 or older for the first psychotic episode. However, cases of schizophrenia have been reported in people as young as 6.
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∙ 11y agoThe average age of onset of schizophrenia in women is 25.
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What is the percentage of women who get diagnosed with schizophrenia?
About 1.1 percent of women are diagnosed with schizophrenia. About half of people with schizophrenia are women.
When was Tom Harrell diagnosed with schizophrenia?
Tom Harrell was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was a Stanford freshman in 1967.
How can you find out what famous people have been diagnosed with schizophrenia?
One can find a list of famous people that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia on the 'schizophrenia dot com' website. There is also a similar list on Wikipedia.
How many Australian people are diagnosed with schizophrenia?
About 1% of the UK population are diagnosed with schizophrenia at some time in their lives; most of these are between ages 15-45. 20% of those suffering from schizophrenia fully recover; 60% make a partial recovery; and for the remaining 20% it becomes a long term problem source: http://www.bicpa.ac.uk/gdg/schizophrenia.html
Can kids be born with schizophrenia?
Population statistics on the heredity of schizophrenia estimate that a child with one diagnosed parent has about a 10% genetic risk of developing the disease themselves (this is compared to a 1% risk in the general population). The risk goes up significantly if both parents (60%), a grandparent, or other close relatives also have schizophrenia.
Was Dorothea puente diagnosed with a mental disorder?
She had Schizophrenia and was a compulsive liar
Why was John Nash unable to communicate his feelings?
John Nash had mental issues which affected his ability to communicate his feelings. In 1959 he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.John Nash was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia which made it difficult for him to communicate his feelings.
How are age and gender linked to schizophrenia?
Teenagers and young adults are most likely to get schizophrenia. Women with schizophrenia are more likely to have less severe schizophrenia and have paranoid schizophrenia, as well as developing schizophrenia at an average age of 25; men have a more severe course, with higher rates of disorganized and catatonic schizophrenia as well as developing schizophrenia at the average age of 18.
What is it called when people have their own voices in there head?
That is diagnosed as schizophrenia. Look it up.
Is Jared loughner a paranoid schizophrenic?
Jared Loughner is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
When ADHD and schizophrenia are combined?
In combination, ADHD is usually diagnosed at a young age and as they grow older, this causes them to develop schizophrenia. Having trouble focusing are symptoms of both ADHD ad schizophrenia therefore it leads on to the person becoming predominantly schizophrenic which is a much more serious mental illness. I know because this is what happened to me.
What is the geographic distribution of schizophrenia?
The rates of psychotic disorders are about the same all around the world, at 1.1 percent. However, highly populated places such as cities have higher rates of schizophrenia than do rural areas, as do places with more viruses. Additionally, schizophrenia is diagnosed more often in higher-income countries. Schizophrenia is rarely diagnosed in Africa, for example, although there is about the same incidence of psychotic illness there as in other places.
