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.
No. A diagnosed mentally retarded person lacks the legal capacity to sign a contract.No. A diagnosed mentally retarded person lacks the legal capacity to sign a contract.No. A diagnosed mentally retarded person lacks the legal capacity to sign a contract.No. A diagnosed mentally retarded person lacks the legal capacity to sign a contract.
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.
The course of schizophrenia in adults can be divided into three phases or stages.
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No - they have to be diagnosed.
Yes
Schizophrenia is an adult onset disorder, and symptoms usually appear after a particularly stressful period of time.
If the adult brother doesn't have legal custody of the adult sister (if she were severely disabled, severely retarded, etc.) then he's not legally responsible.
No, you can't be born with schizophrenia. Sometimes people confuse having schizophrenia at a very early age with being born with schizophrenia. For example, January "Jani" Schofield was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of six, and she is often falsely said to have been born with schizophrenia. However, there is no research that states that you can be born with schizophrenia.
William F. Sniff has written: Curriculum for the Mentally Retarded Young Adult.
Why would you have any negative social implications as an adult? You certainly have control over who finds out that someone has put a label on you. If you get on meds that are right for your condition, it will only help any social dilemmas. I was diagnosed and treated as a child and after neglecting it for 25 years, I was again diagnosed, Adult ADD. My social interaction with people and co-workers has been much, much better.
In the acute phase, the patient has an overt loss of contact with reality (psychotic episode) that requires intervention and treatment.