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The evolution of schizophrenia refers to the theory of natural selection working in favor of selecting traits that are characteristic of the disorder. Positive symptoms are features that are not present in healthy individuals but appear as a result of the disease process. These include visual and/or auditory hallucinations, delusions, paranoia ...
Although the cause for this comorbidity is not yet certain, genetic evidence for a spectrum between cluster A personality disorders/schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders has been found. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] [ 80 ] [ note 1 ] Tantam suggested that Asperger syndrome may confer an increased risk of developing SPD.
History of schizophrenia. The word schizophrenia was coined by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1908, and was intended to describe the separation of function between personality, thinking, memory, and perception. Bleuler introduced the term on 24 April 1908 in a lecture given at a psychiatric conference in Berlin and in a publication ...
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder [ 17 ][ 7 ] characterized by hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, [ 10 ] and flat or inappropriate affect. [ 7 ] Symptoms develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and are never resolved. [ 3 ][ 10 ] There is no objective diagnostic test ...
Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder with no precise or single cause. Schizophrenia is thought to arise from multiple mechanisms and complex gene–environment interactions with vulnerability factors. [1][2] Risk factors of schizophrenia have been identified and include genetic factors, environmental factors such as experiences in ...
Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric behavioral syndrome that is characterized by abnormal movements, immobility, abnormal behaviors, and withdrawal. [2][3] The onset of catatonia can be acute or subtle and symptoms can wax, wane, or change during episodes. It has historically been related to schizophrenia (catatonic schizophrenia), but ...