CPD Article: New therapies in schizophrenia.

S Brink

Abstract


Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic illness of the brain that affects approximately 1% of the general population. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) schizophrenia is described as “a disturbance that lasts for at least 6 months and includes at least a month of active-phase symptoms (that is, two or more of the following: delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech, grossly disorganised or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms)�.

(SA Fam Pract 2004;46(4): 16-18)

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SA Fam Pract | ISSN (Print): 2078-6190, ISSN (Web): 2078-6204

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