PSYC 3230- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 78 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Perhaps more than 50 percent of patients improve over time and in response to treatment. Many patients and their families have to cope with the stigma and negative image associated with serious mental illness. In north america and europe there is about a 1 percent risk that a person will develop schizophrenia at some point in his or her life. If the disorder develops after the age of 45, it is more common among women and seems to compromise more emotional and mood-related symptoms. Poor outcome is more likely among males, individuals who develop the disorder at a young age, and those who experience a longer delay between first appearance of symptoms and treatment. Schizophrenia tends to be a chronic and relapsing disorder. Schizophrenia occurs more frequently in lower socio-economic groups. Individuals are less likely to complete their education or find and maintain employment. They are more likely to develop additional psychiatric problems as well as drug and alcohol abuse.
