TABLE OF CONTENTS

  A. Facts and Stats
  B. Overview
  C. Definition
  D. Symptoms
  E. Diagnosis & Treatment
  F. Costs of Care
  G. Case Management
  H. Resources
  I.  Research

General Schizophrenia Facts and Statistics

Schizophrenia ranks among the top 10 causes of disability in developed countries worldwide.

The prevelance rate for schizophenia is approx. 1.1% of the population over the age of 18 OR in other words, at any one time, as many as 51 million people worldwide suffer from this disease.

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C. DEFINITION

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D.SYMPTOMS

E. DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT

Mayo Clinic - Schizophrenia Treatment   

Little Difference Found in Schizophrenia Drugs

A landmark government-financed study that compared drugs used to treat schizophrenia has confirmed what many psychiatrists long suspected: newer drugs that are highly promoted and widely prescribed offer few - if any - benefits over older medicines that sell for a fraction of the cost.

Consequences of Non-treatment

• Homelessness
• Incarceration
• Episodes of Violence
• Victimisation
• Suicide
• Clinical Outcomes More Severe
• Fiscal Costs

Current Approaches to Assessment and Treatment of Persons With Serious Mental Illness

New Schizophrenia Meds

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F. COSTS OF CARE

Schizophrenia is a severe, disabling and, most often, chronic brain disorder with a considerable impact on the patients' quality of life. Furthermore, schizophrenia affects the patients' family, service systems and society as a whole.

Case Management and Advocacy within Crisis Counseling Programs

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Working with Patients who have Severe or Chronic Mental Illness

A range of information on schizophrenia can be found by following the links below:

Schizophrenia Articles & Resourses

Schizophrenia.com

Resources for Drugs/Homeless

• Living with Schizophrenia and other Mental Illnesses - NAMI Consumer-Recovery Program

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Medication Library
http://psychcentral.com/meds/
http://psychcentral.com/resources/

ADDITIONAL LINKS

1.  Psychotropic Medication Guide
2.  Schizophrenia and chronic mental      illness overview - MayoClinic.com
3.  Schizophrenia: Signs, Symptoms,      Causes and Treatment
4.  Schizophrenia brain fault may have      been found
5.  Understanding Schizophrenia: A Mind      Factsheet
6.  DSM-IV-TR Full diagnostic criteria for      schizophrenia
7.  World Health Organization data on      schizophrenia'
8.  Description of extrapyramidal side      effects
9.  Schizophrenia in history
10. LONI: Laboratory of Neuro Imaging
11. Schizophrenia On-Line News Articles

The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Treatment Recommendations

Brain Protein Affects Schizophrenia Memory

Schizophrenia Research - the official journal of the Scizophrenia International Research Society

Nicotine and Schizophrenia

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