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- 1. Schizophrenia It is a disease that affects 1% of the worlds population It has more impact on urban people than rural people It is a disease that affects men and women equally It is a disease of the brain
- 2. Schizophrenia is not caused by: Inadequate parenting Overzealous mothers Poor family relations It is not split personality
- 3. Schizophrenia and Genetics 70% of persons who develop schizophrenia have a genetic basis for it. That is, there is a relative who has the disease. The closer in relation to the ill person, the more likely one is to get the disease.
- 4. Schizophrenia and Genetics More clearly, if you have an identical twin who has schizophrenia, you have a 50% chance of developing schizophrenia
- 5. Schizophrenia: illness features Hallucinations Delusions Decline in social and occupational functioning
- 6. Schizophrenia: the affected person may: Talk to himself Gesture to himself Dress in layers in any weather Fail to bathe and get a haircut Gain an odd interest in ordinary things (like religion)
- 7. Schizophrenia: the affected person may: May even believe he is God See things Feel people are out to get them Believe in all sorts of conspiracies Have ideas that no amount of evidence to the contrary can dislodge
- 8. Schizophrenia: the affected person may: Be unable to work Stop talking or greatly reduce conversation Appear lazy, unmotivated and uninterested May look like he has dementia Lose the ability to get and keep friends Be tense
- 9. Schizophrenia treatment Biological Psychological Social
- 10. Schizophrenia Treatment: Biological Medications called antipsychotic (not antischizophrenic) they deal with some of the symptoms delusions, hallucinations, disorganized behavior
- 11. Schizophrenia Treatment: Psychological Patients will need therapy supportive digging deep can help some, but that is the exception, not the rule
- 12. Schizophrenia Treatment: Psychological Those who have family benefit most from families who: are informed about the illness have support and skills to deal with the ill family member
- 13. Schizophrenia Treatment: Psychological Family member skills: low key low demand use simple sentences privacy for both the patient and themselves able to ignore the inconsequential features of the illness
- 14. Schizophrenia Treatment: Psychological Family member skills: are able to respond to dangerous behavior can accept that their ill member may never be like he once was
- 15. Schizophrenia Treatment: Social Rehabilitation Habilitation Social skills training Vocational assistance Environmental modification reduce stimuli
- 16. Schizophrenia Treatment Community resources Black Mental Health Alliance National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Schizophrenia.com Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
- 17. Bipolar disorder Also known as manic-depressive illness The 2 poles are mania and depression
- 18. Bipolar disorder Affects 1% of the population Affects men and women equally Can start in childhood and throughout adulthood Strong genetic component
- 19. Bipolar disorder: illness features Mania Elevated mood May feel full of energy May feel she can accomplish anything May go on spending spree May go on a sex spree May travel on a whim
- 20. Bipolar disorder: illness features Mania May become irritable May lose the need for sleep May feel energized by the lack of sleep May feel more productive Can be excessively talkative Thoughts can race
- 21. Bipolar disorder: illness features Depression Poor sleep Low appetite or weight loss Low interest in pleasurable things Low energy Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, helplessness, irritability
- 22. Bipolar disorder: illness features Depression Unable to focus or concentrate Thoughts of death and suicide
- 23. Bipolar disorder: illness features A person is rarely seen at one of the poles A person may have features of both at the same time to varying degrees
- 24. Bipolar disorder: Treatment Biological Psychological Social
- 25. Bipolar disorder: Treatment Biological Medications Stabilize mood Dampen mania Ameliorate depression Treat psychosis (delusions, hallucinations)
- 26. Bipolar disorder: Treatment Psychological Supportive therapy May dig deep Helps people to deal with the devastation that their manic behavior has wrought
- 27. Bipolar disorder: Treatment Social Support Groups DRADA NDMDA Rehabilitation and habilitation