Diagnosing
What is Criteria A?
Delusions
Hallucination
Disorganized Speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)
Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
Negative symptoms (i.e., diminished emotional expression or avolition)
What is the best treatment for schizophrenia treatment?
Medication and therapy
Name an overlapping symptom of Bipolar and Schizophrenia
episodes psychosis
disorganized thinking
symptoms of depression
substance use disorder.
Which country has the highest prevalence of schizophrenia?
United States
How many units do you need to get your MSW degree?
60 units
What is the difference between Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia?
In bipolar disorder, the primary symptoms are mood-related, and may (but more often do not include symptoms of psychosis) whereas, in schizophrenia, psychosis is the main diagnostic feature.
What percent of people adhere to their meds?
About 50%
Name 2 negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Blunted. affect, emotional withdrawal, loss of motivation, social avoidance, lack of pleasure
How much lifespan is reduced for those with Schizophrenia?
10-20 years
Where does the wrod Schizophrenia mean?
Split-mind
What is the difference between Schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia?
Schizoaffective disorder involves psychotic symptoms and mood. Schizophrenia involves psychosis.
Name one program that supports people with Schizophernia?
Path Program for Early Psychosis
Give 2 symptoms of Schizophrenia
-Delusions: fixed beliefs that can’t be changed even when presented with conflicting evidence. Often involves beliefs that they are being harmed or at risk of being harmed by others. Can include thinking people are doing things intentionally at their expense (such as gestures. Comments, etc.)
-Hallucinations: experiences affecting sensory perceptions. Such as hearing voices, seeing something that isn’t there while awake and outside of a religious experience.
-Disorganized thinking: individual’s speech isn’t cohesive. Changes topics, inserts words that aren’t related.
Catatonic behavior: decreased reactivity to environment, resists instructions, rigid or bizarre posture, lack of verbal and motor responses
Negative symptoms (decreases usual behavior): diminished emotional expression less expressive of emotions including facial expressions, emphasis in speech, eye contact,etc. Less motivated, less talkative, less engaged, and lack of interest in social interactions (often first sign)
2.4 times
Name 4 other disorders that are included in the chapter
Schizotypal (Personality) Disorder
Delusional Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Substance/Medication-Induced Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
Catatonia Association With Another Mental Disorder (Catatonia Specifier)
Catatonic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
Unspecified Catatonia
Other specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic disorders
Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
What is the criteria a client must meet to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
2 or more must be present for the duration of 1-Month. At least one of these must be (1), (2) or (3):
Delusions
Hallucination
Disorganized Speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)
Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
Negative symptoms (i.e., diminished emotional expression or avolition)
B. Must have a significant impact to one or more major areas: work, interpersonal relations, or selfcare. Child/adolescent onset: Challenge to achieve expected levels of interpersonal, academic, occupational functioning
C. Symptoms continue for 6 months (includes the initial 1st month of symptoms)
D. Schizoaffective disorder and depressive or bipolar disorder with psychotic features have been ruled out because
1. no major depressive or manic episode have occurred/concurred with the current active-phase
2. if mood episode have occurred, it has been present for a minority of the total duration of the active or residual period
E. The disturbance of not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition
F. If there is autism spectrum disorder or a communication disorder of childhood onset, the additional diagnosis of schizophrenia is only made if prominent delusions or hallucinations in additions to required symptoms for schizophrenia are present for at least a month
Aside medication and therpy what are other ways people with schizophrenia can feel supported?
Family and community services support.
Name 2 positive schizophrenia symptoms
delusion, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, agitation
170 Billion or more
Who's the best teacher in the MSw program?
Brooke
What is the criteria that a client must meet to be diagnosed with a brief psychotic disorder?
The presence of 1 or more in criteria A, last for at least a day, but less than a month, and not better explained by another.
Name one common antipsychotic medication used to help those with Schizophrenia?
Haloperidol
When do symptoms usually start to emerge for schizophrenia?
onset for males is early to mid 20s, Females late 20s
Schizophrenia is ranked ___ out of 310 most disabling diseases/disorders globally
12th
How many kids does Kayla have?
Two