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Does schizophrenia affect urban people more than rural?
Yes, people in the city do more often have schizophrenia than those in rural areas.
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.
Is Schizophrenia more common than Autism?
Approximately 11 people per thousand have schizophrenia. Approximately 17.4 people per thousand have autism. Autism is more common than schizophrenia.
Can you get schizophrenia without a relative with schizophrenia?
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.
Do people get a good education have more schizophrenia disease?
No, not at all
Are you born schizophrenic?
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.
Do killer bees kill people?
No they cant kill you they are only called killer bees because they are much more aggressive and attack more often.
Why is cigarette smoking a problem with sufferers of schizophrenia?
People with schizophrenia smoke more than the average person. About 30 percent of people in the general population smoke, while nearly 90 percent of people with schizophrenia smoke. Smoking can cause health problems such as emphysema and throat, lung, and mouth cancers. It is theorized that people with schizophrenia smoke because smoking helps with either schizophrenic symptoms or side effects of medications for schizophrenia.
Does schizophrenia affect memory?
memory loss is more closely associated with Alzheimer's or dissociative amnesia, even though both mental abnormalities aren't related to each other. schizophrenia, on the other hand does involve problems with memory and the creation of memories of events that never took place or of people who don't exist. But, for someone to exhibit memory loss, but none of the other classic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions/hallucinations, general illogical thinking, disorganized patterns of speech, and basically no definite concept of what is real and unreal does not mean that a person has schizophrenia.
Is it safe to be around someone who has schizophrenia?
Most people with schizophrenia are not violent. However, if the person with schizophrenia has a history of violence, it may not be safe to be around them. Schizophrenics who use drugs are also more likely than others to be violent.
How do you know if you have a predisposition of Schizophrenia?
You may have a predisposition towards schizophrenia if someone in your close family has or had schizophrenia, if you are a fantasy-prone person, if you do not have much need for a social life, or if you often find yourself believing in strange or fantastical things. Keep in mind that these factors do not mean that you will develop schizophrenia; they just mean that you may be more likely to develop schizophrenia than others.
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.
