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Do people still think that people with schizophrenia are possessed?
Most people do not believe that people with schizophrenia are possessed. Even if the general attitude towards schizophrenia is more negative than it should be, possession is not a common belief about schizophrenia.
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.
Is schizophrenia a disability?
People with schizophrenia usually have normal cognitive function at the beginning of the course of schizophrenia.
What is Individuals with distorted perceptions of reality causing them to feel anxious frightened or confused may suffer from?
schizophrenia
Do people with schizophrenia have trouble sleeping?
Many people with schizophrenia do have trouble sleeping. One study suggested that 44% of people with schizophrenia meet the diagnostic criteria for insomnia.
How many people in Australia does schizophrenia affect?
Approximately 285 000 people in Australia have schizophrenia.
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.
Can healthy people get schizophrenia?
Yes. Although most people with schizophrenia have other health conditions, especially substance abuse disorder, many only have schizophrenia.
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
Are obsessions normal with schizophrenia?
13 or 25 percent of people with schizophrenia, according to two different studies, have obsessive-compulsive symptoms. That represents a significant proportion of people with schizophrenia. Yes, obsessions are normal with schizophrenia.
What is childhood schizophrenia?
Typically characterized by delusions, paranoia, and auditory and/or visual hallucinations, not to be confused with autism. Difficult to diagnose because of a child's imagination, and differentiated from schizophrenia- which has an early adult-hood onset. May also have a separate etiology as psychosis in adulthood and adolescence. See the DSM-IV for more info.
What are the chances of passing down schizophrenia to a child?
The chance of the child of someone with schizophrenia also having schizophrenia is about 10 to 15 percent.
