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Can you get schizophrenia without a relative with schizophrenia?
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∙ 11y ago
No. Scientists have long known that schizophrenia runs in families. The illness occurs in 1 percent of the general population, but it occurs in 10 percent of people who have a first-degree relative with the disorder, such as a parent, brother, or sister. People who have second-degree relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents, or cousins) with the disease also develop schizophrenia more often than the general population. The risk is highest for an identical twin of a person with schizophrenia. He or she has a 40 to 65 percent chance of developing the disorder.
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∙ 11y agoYes. Although most people with schizophrenia have at least one relative with schizophrenia, there are some who have no relatives with schizophrenia.
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∙ 11y agoYes. People with schizophrenia do not always have a family history of the disease.
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∙ 11y agoYes, schizophrenia may occur without a specific genetic predisposition for it.
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If a 30 year old has schizophrenia could the mother have it as well?
Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.
What complicates the use of prospective studies designed to identify developmental precursors of schizophrenia?
The fact that the majority of those who develop schizophrenia do not have a first- or second-degree relative with schizophrenia.
Your wife is pregnant and your sister is schizophrenic what the chances your kids will get schizophrenia?
The chances of someone whose aunt is schizophrenic developing schizophrenia is 4 percent, which is higher than normal (the chance for someone without a schizophrenic relative is 1.1 percent), but not very high.
Does schizophrenia go away in time?
No, schizophrenia does not go away in time without proper professional medical treatment. In most cases, without treatment, schizophrenia will become much worse over time.
What surgeries are used for schizophrenia?
Surgery is not a recommended solution for schizophrenia. However, in the past (and still in some countries without regulations), lobotomies were performed on patients with schizophrenia.
Quotes about schizophrenia?
"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." ~E. L. Doctorow "Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair." ~R. D. Laing
Do people with schizophrenia talk a lot?
People with schizophrenia may talk a lot. If they talk a lot without making much sense, this is called "schizophasia".
Can Schizophrenia be cured completely?
The evidence suggests that people with schizophrenia are probably not cured without the use of medication. People with schizophrenia may improve over time, even without medication. However, do not confuse this with being cured.
How does schizophrenia medications help the person live a normal life?
They help with removing the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is easier to function and live normally without hallucinating or having delusions.
How likely is schizophrenia hereditary?
Schizophrenia is partly genetic- one out of ten people who have at least one schizophrenic relative also have schizophrenia (compared to one out of one hundred people in general). About one out of two people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia. However, schizophrenia is not completely genetic. If schizophrenia was completely genetic, everyone who had an identical twin with schizophrenia would also have schizophrenia. This is not the case. Like I said before, about 50% of people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia. There are environmental as well as genetic factors to schizophrenia.
Does schizophrenia involve general weakness and blacking out or loss of consciousness?
Schizophrenia itself does not involve those symptoms, but the medications associated with schizophrenia can cause weakness and loss of consciousness. Please see your doctor immediately if you lose consciousness without any evident non-serious cause.
What is the popularity of schizophrenia?
The prevalence rate for Schizophrenia is less than 1% within the general population. The prevalence rate increases the closer you are to a blood relative who suffers from the illness (twins are more likely to suffer from it than ordinary siblings or children to their parents). This suggests a genetic link.
