Schizophreni A Preliminary Study From Australia

Schizophrenia is a common mental disease these days. Statistics show that the chance of developing it

The research by Brown and Birley was a retrospective study where data is collected after events have occurred. In other words, once a person had developed schizophrenia they were asked about events leading up to the onset. It is quite likely that recall would be negatively affected by the events surrounding the onset of schizophrenia so such evidence may be unreliable.

Genetics play a role in the development of schizophrenia. When looking closer at the brain chemistry between a person with schizophrenia and a person with out schizophrenia there are

Today, scientists at the University of Iowa are studying abroad how people suffering from the mental disorder, schizophrenia, may have less brain tissue than those who do not have the disorder. Schizophrenia deeply affects the brain and causes individuals to lose touch with reality and have unorganized thoughts, troubled perceptions and unsuitable emotions and actions. “Schizo” means split and “phrenia” means mind, however this does not mean that this is a split mind or personality disorder, like most people commonly mistake this as. In order to understand this disorder, we need to take a look at the actual condition and how it is defined, apart from other disorders, speculated causes, such as genes from

Different classes and subclasses exist in disorders of lifespan and schizophrenia (Munson, 2001). Categorizing disorders into classes, helps psychologist resolve issues of what type of problem psychologist are dealing with to ensure correct course of help is made (Hansell & Damour, 2005). Psychologist need to define and outline symptoms that are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR) ((Hansell & Damour, 2005). Developments of the mind including disorders, continuously happening from birth to death, changes in the body are due to common biology, life trauma, and life choices (Dombeck, 2010). Disorders of lifespan hurt infants, children, and adolescents; mental behavioral, and emotions are real, children do deal

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) schizophrenia is a "chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Although schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders, the symptoms can be very disabling."(NIMH,2016). Those with this diagnosis can lead very difficult lives, depending on the severity of their symptoms. For example, some people "may seem like they have lost touch with reality," (NIMH, 2016) seeing a world many of us cannot imagine. Finding an early biomarker in any

In the article, Accelerated Brain Aging in Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Pattern Recognition Study1 published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the authors decided to investigate the characteristic progressive brain loss that occurs in schizophrenia patients. In particular, they are testing the idea that this progressive brain loss is the result of the brain aging more rapidly in individuals affected by schizophrenia than in unaffected individuals. Schizophrenia is a very rare disease that manifest in several different ways and in different severities. Schizophrenia is often associated with symptoms such as paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, and disorganization in behavior and thinking. The cause of schizophrenia is not known

In 1979, Iconic pin up model Bettie Page, diagnosed with schizophrenia and confined to a psychiatric hospital for nearly 10 years. According to NIHI, most people with this disorder are diagnosed in their 20’s and this disease effects less than one percent of the population. New research findings published to the American Journal of Psychology by Washington University School of Medicine, show a link between genetic disposition and the onset of schizophrenia. Researchers analyzed the genes of 4,200 patients that were diagnosed with Schizophrenia and 3,800 patients with no history of schizophrenia. The research concluded that certain genetic make ups can put individuals at an increased risk for developing schizophrenia.

heritability for schizophrenia was 64% (Lichtenstein et al., 2009). Although several genetic risk factors have been identified, the risk associated

To be able to participate in the study the patient had meet a criteria. They couldn’t have a significant cardiovascular, neuromuscular and endocrine or other somatic disorder. They were also excluded if the psychiatrics there evaluated the schizophrenic patient as unwell, meaning the patient could not provide informed consent. The last prerequisite for the patient was to have a mini mental score higher or equal to 22. A total of 51 patients were considered eligible. Twenty from those fifty-one were excluded because they did not meet the criteria. At the end the outcome was thirty-one patients. Twenty-five of those patients were male and the remaining six were females. Their age ranged from fourteen years old to sixty years old.

Argument 2 for “yes”: One of the genes on chromosome 22 is GNB1L. High expression of this gene is associated with schizophrenia.

– Abnormalities on several chromosomes are linked to increased risk of schizophrenia (e.g., chromosomes 5, 8, 11, 13, and 22) 8

Further research in the nineties (Lindqvist & Allebeck, 1990) used a longitudinal study, looking at the crime rates of individuals with schizophrenia compared to the general population. Their findings revealed that women who are suffering from schizophrenia are twice as likely to become involved in criminal behaviour than the general female population. Whereas men with schizophrenia were no more likely than the general population to become criminals. Furthermore the rate of violence was four times higher in individuals with schizophrenia (men and women) compared to the general

Aim: The aim of this experiment was to explore the synergistic effects of heritability and environment in the cases of two brothers with schizophrenia.

In a world where life is short, and there is so much to see and do, it is no surprise that countless research projects are underway across the globe, all trying to determine what factors govern and improve longevity. From improving health behaviours, to creating more sophisticated medical treatments, researchers are slowly finding ways to improve our lifespans. But to really improve longevity, we first need to understand what factors cause some individuals to live longer than others. Within the psychological world, research is advancing further, ever deepening our knowledge about the differences between individuals which are associated with longevity. Throughout the literature, it is becoming prominently clear that individual differences in intelligence and seem to be related very strongly with longevity. Individuals who display high levels of intelligence are consistently shown have better life outcomes, such as improved health, and consequently longer lifespans, than those who demonstrate cognitive abilities of a lower level (Deary, Weiss & Batty, 2010). As this area of research could essentially help to radically lengthen lifespans throughout the human race, as well as improve the general quality of life of the current population, it is the purpose of this essay to critically review the current theories, and research, which suggest that longevity is strongly related to individual differences intelligence. As a consequence, this essay will help to develop understanding of