CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Valproate, Rodent, Haloperidol
16 Nov 2016
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A debilitating and unforgiving disease characterized by severe psychotic breaks. Schizophrenia is a neurological disease that creates confusion between what is real and what is not. With negative symptoms, it seems as if something is missing from the person, such as: Positive symptoms are behaviours that should not normally be present, such as: Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not real) Women 25 (some protection from higher levels of estrogen) Early symptoms (warning signs) are often evident in childhood. Gradual (more common in children or young teens) Acute psychotic episode (more common in adolescents or adults) Most individuals with schizophrenia have an increasing split from reality. A small percentage of young children are diagnosed with childhood-onset schizophrenia. Clinicians look for a more persistent pattern of such behaviors. Their child who was once a go-getter has become withdrawn from family and friends. Their child has lost interest in their usual activities, and has become unfeeling.
