Schizophrenia

Born June 13, 1928, West Virginia

Studied at Carnegie Mellon University
and Princeton University

Mathematics

Economy

Equilibrium theory

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

John von Neumann Theory Prize

Leroy P. Steele Prize

Diagnosed with schizophrenia

Auditory and perceptual disturbances

Delusions

Lack of motivation for life

Mild clinical depression

Insulin shock therapy

Antipsycholitc medicine

Hear voices, see people, think others are reading your mind, or controlling you

Terrified, withdrawn, agitated

Starts ages 16-30

Men experience symptoms earlier

1% of Americans

Brain chemical malfunction

Neurotransmitters

Dopamine

Gluamate

Develop higher functioning skills

Causes are unknown

May seem fine on the exterior until they talk about what is going on inside

Withdraw, isolation, unusual thoughts, family history of psychosis

Prodomal period

Brain has larger ventricles

Less gray matter

More activity

Less activity

Positive

Psychotic behaviors

Lose touch with reality

Come and go

Hallucinations

Delusions

Negative

Disruptions in normal
behavior and emition

Often mistaken for depression symptoms

Flat affect (blunted affect)

Lack of emotion and behavior

Poor interaction skills

Talking

Cognative

Subltle

Cause great emotional stress

Make it hard to live a normal life

Trouble focusing and remebering

Hard to understand simple tasks
and decision making

Based on clinical research and experiments

Antipsychotic medications

Don't cure the patient, just reduce symptoms

Best form of treatment today

Side effects

Drowsiness/restlessness

Dry mouth

Blurry vision

Tremors/muscle spasms

Anidepressants medications

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Electrical current applied to the breain

Induces a seizure

Used as last resort

Given three times a week f
or two to four weeks

High success rate

Works rapidly

Side effects

Misuse of equiptment

Temporary Confusion and head pain