01:830:220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: The Soloist, Waxy Flexibility, Psychomotor Retardation
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Some people think it is several disorders that have been grouped together. The most common symptoms of schizophrenia include changes in the way a person thinks, feels, and relates to other people and the outside environment. Can"t pay attention to what is going on around them. No single symptom or specific set of symptoms is characteristic of all schizophrenic patients. Schizophrenia may actually be different disorders with difference causes. Schizophrenia is a devastating disorder for both the patients and their families. Most people usually do not return to their normal functioning. Usually have to be under the care of the state in a group home or with a family member. Among mental disorders, it is the second leading cause of disease burden on the parents of the patient and the state. Important to find the cause and help people before they become non-functional. Things people experience that others do not. Can occur in any of the senses.
