December 21, 2016 |
Schizophrenia Overview
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder involving chronic psychosis. Psychosis can involve abnormal thinking & perceptions, hallucinations & delusions
by HN Editorial
Loading the player...
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder involving chronic psychosis. Psychosis causes abnormal thinking and perceptions including hallucinations, delusions, disorganized behavior, and lack of motivation. It affects less than 1% of the population and symptoms usually develop quite slowly. In this video, Dr. Susan Samuels discusses the potential warning signs associated with schizophrenia.
Reviewed by: Mera Goodman, MD. Review date:
February 28, 2022
Susan Samuels
Dr. Samuels is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
- Schizophrenia: Psychosocial treatments. Arlington, VA: NAMI (Accessed on February 27, 2022 at http://www.nami.org/LearnMore/Treatment/PsychosocialTreatments)
- Schizophrenia: Treatment. Arlington, VA: NAMI (Accessed on February 27, 2022 at http://www.nami.org/LearnMore/MentalHealthConditions/Schizophrenia/Treatment)
- Schizophrenia. Bethesda, MD: NIMH (Accessed on February 27, 2022 at https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia)
- McGrath C et al. Schizophrenia: A Concise Overview of Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality. Epidemiol Rev 2008;30:67–76
- Schizophrenia and public health. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 1996. (Accessed on February 27, 2022 at https://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/55.pdf)
- Schizophrenia. Arlington, VA: NAMI. (Accessed on February 27, 2022 at https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia)