Andreasen later subdivided the positive symptoms into two groups, psychotic and disorganised dimensions (Andreasen, Arndt, Alliger et al., 1995). ... For instance, if a patient is experiencing hallucinations or delusions then an antipsychotic drug may alleviate them (Curran, Harris, Macdonald et al., 2002). ... When examining the contribution of newer atypical antipsychotic drugs, Curran et al. (2002) states "the newer atypical drugs are effective for the treatment of both positive and negative symptoms- (p. 80). ... In their report on guidelines for safe and effective use of antipsychotics i...

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Considered the leading public health problem, the lifetime prevalence rate is high at approximately 1% of the population; the occurring rate is one in 4000 diagnosed per year with severe morbidity and significant mortality rates linked to a high numbers of suicides (Andreasen & Carpenter, 1993; Silverstein et al., 2006). ... Nevertheless, Davison et al (2004) (cited in Redshaw) discovered that schizophrenia led to a decline in social status, which supports the social drift hypothesis. ...

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Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety, eating disorders, hyperactivity, substance abuse and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster & Montgomery, 1996) all of which can hide depressive symptoms. ... For other teens, depression arises from poor family relations that could include decreased family support and perceived rejection by parents (Lasko et al., 1996). ...

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The experience of major depression is not solely a personal event especially when discussing young children- families are affected, school life is effected and certainly young children do not understand why it is they are feeling the way they are. When the sufferer is a child, the family is ultimate...

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