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People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.

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Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder.

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Can you collect disability if you are have schizophrenia?

Yes, if your disability insurance policy covers mental/nervous illnesses.Most disability insurance policies have a 2 years benefit period limitation on mental/nervous disabilities. Ask your agent if your policy covers these illnesses, and for how long.


Quetiapine is used for what mental disability?

Quetiapine is an oral atypical antipsychotic drug which is thought to block dopamine receptors. It is mostly used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.


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 are the causes of residual schizophrenia?

Residual schizophrenia is caused by a partial recovery from schizophrenia. For an explanation of what causes schizophrenia, please see the related question.


Can an adult who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia also be retarded?

Yeah they can, it's called "Propfschizophrenia". They used to think that antipsychotics were causing the intellectual disability (which is what you should call it instead of retardation) but later research found out that it only happens because they're co-occuring. Usually however intelligence and Paranoid Schizophrenia go hand in hand.


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.


Subtype of schizophrenia in which there is immobility?

Catatonic schizophrenia.


Is schizophrenia on axis I or II?

Schizophrenia is on Axis I.


What kind of schizophrenia does Joon have?

paranoid schizophrenia


What is schizophrenia related to?

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder


What is dyslexia schizophrenia?

Dyslexia schizophrenia does not exist. The two conditions, dyslexia and schizophrenia, are completely different.


Is schizophrenia a choice?

No, you cannot choose to have schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness. Because we don't know exactly what causes schizophrenia, it cannot be induced either.