The Onset Of Schizophrenia
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Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog. This time I wanted to discuss late-onset schizophrenia, a topic that’s of interest to me because usually the people I work with who have the disease tend to be fairly young. However, when I do consults in the general hospital, I’m confronted with severe psychotic symptoms in the elderly on a regular basis. Usually these symptoms are due to some sort of medical illness like a urinary tract infection, and are often accompanied by disorientation and...
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Schizophrenia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, to think logically, to have... Read more »
Schizophrenia
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of... Read more »
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