Schizophrenia

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55 Schizophrenia

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1. Birth injury affects the age of onset of schizophrenia. image image
2. Schizophrenia is more common in those of Afro-Caribbean origin. image image
3. In expressed emotion, hostility is more detrimental than derogatory comments. image image
4. Both negative and positive symptoms lead to expressed emotion by carers. image image
5. The Camberwell Family Interview is a semi-structured interview to assess the level of expressed emotion. image image
6. Neuregulin 1 gene is implicated in the aetiology of schizophrenia. image image
7. Genes involved in myelination are implicated in the aetiology of schizophrenia. image image
8. The dysbindin gene is associated with schizophrenia. image image
9. In schizophrenia the gene for tau protein is abnormal. image image
10. 5% of elderly schizophrenics have a family history of schizophrenia in their first-degree relatives. image image
11. Having a relative with the disease is the largest single risk factor for schizophrenia. image image
12. In monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia, the risk of schizophrenia in their offspring is equal. image image
13. Oneiroid state was described by Mayer-Gross. image image
14. Somatization is an important factor in persistent delusional disorder. image image
15. Delusional disorder is associated with passivity phenomena. image image
16. Persistent delusional disorder is associated with persistent hallucinations. image image
17. There is no association between late onset schizophrenia and paranoid personality disorder. image image
18. The hippocampus is smaller in schizophrenia. image image
19. The information gating process is dysfunctional in schizophrenia. image image
20. The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are related to hypofunction of the pre-frontal cortex. image image
21. Schizophreniform psychosis associated with temporal lobe epilepsy occurs most commonly shortly after seizures. image image
22. In schizophrenia, intensive case management is more effective than standard care in preventing readmissions. image image
23. Schneiderian first-rank symptoms predict outcome in schizophrenia. image image
24. The mode of onset predicts prognosis in schizophrenia. image image
25. Expressed emotion can affect the outcome of most psychiatric disorders. image image