Schizophrenia

Question 1

What is the prevalence of SCZ?

Answer 1

20million worldwide

Question 2

What is SCZ?

Answer 2

A mental illness that impacts thought processes, emotions and behaviours

Question 3

How is an individual diagnosed with SCZ?

Answer 3

when an individual experiences one of the following: delusions, hallucinations or disorganised speech as well as catatonic behaviour or negative symptoms for 6months

Question 4

What increased SCZ susceptibility?

Answer 4

-Genetics
-infection during pregnancy
-psychological stress in childhood during neurodevelopment

Question 5

How does stress cause SCZ?

Answer 5

Stress activates astrocytes to become reactive causing inflammation in the brain

Question 6

What largely drives mortality rates in SCZ?

Answer 6

metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease