First episode schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric condition. Patients with schizophrenia present clinically with psychotic, negative and cognitive symptoms, which can become evident late in adolescence or in early adulthood. The peak age for presentation is 20 years in males and 25 years in females. This chron...
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| description | Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric condition. Patients with schizophrenia present clinically with psychotic, negative and cognitive symptoms, which can become evident late in adolescence or in early adulthood. The peak age for presentation is 20 years in males and 25 years in females. This chronic condition follows a relapsing remitting course, and eventually results in a chronic state of residual symptoms and functional impairment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7530e34bc32047a18b3a4d256147f51b2022-12-22T03:47:02ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042015-09-0157510.4102/safp.v57i5.43453540First episode schizophreniaNadira Khamker0Weskoppies Hospital, South Africa; and Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Science, University of PretoriaSchizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric condition. Patients with schizophrenia present clinically with psychotic, negative and cognitive symptoms, which can become evident late in adolescence or in early adulthood. The peak age for presentation is 20 years in males and 25 years in females. This chronic condition follows a relapsing remitting course, and eventually results in a chronic state of residual symptoms and functional impairment.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4345hallucinationspsychiatric conditionpsychoticschizophreniasocial withdrawal |
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| title | First episode schizophrenia |
| title_full | First episode schizophrenia |
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| title_short | First episode schizophrenia |
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| topic | hallucinations psychiatric condition psychotic schizophrenia social withdrawal |
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