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Schizophrenia & Other
Psychotic Disorders
Fatima Alhaidar
Professor of Psychiatry &
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
College of Medicine, KSU
Schizophrenia
- It is not a single disease but a group of
disorders with heterogeneous etiologies.
- Found in all societies and countries with
equal prevalence & incidence worldwide.
- A life prevalence of 0.6 – 1.9 %
- Annual incidence of 0.5 – 5.0 per 10,000
- Peak age of onset are 10-25 years for ♂ &
25-35 years for ♀
Etiology:
Exact etiology is unknown.
1- Stress-Diathesis Model;
Integrates biological, psychosocial and
environmental factors in the etiology of
schizophrenia.
Symptoms of schizophrenia develop when a
person has a specific vulnerability that is
acted on by a stressful influence.
2- Neurobiology;
Certain areas of the brain are involved in the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia: the limbic system, the
frontal cortex, cerebellum, and the basal ganglia.
a- Dopamine Hypothesis;
Too much dopaminergic activity ( whether it is ↑ release of
dopamine, ↑ dopamine receptors, hypersensitivity of
dopamine receptors to dopamine, or combinations is not
known ).
b- Other Neurotransmitters;
Serotonin, Norepinephrine, GABA, Glutamate &
Neuropeptides
c- Neuropathology;
Neuropathological and neurochemical
abnormalities have been reported in the brain
particularly in the limbic system, basal ganglia
and cerebellum. Either in structures or
connections.
d- Psychoneuroimmunology;
↓ T-cell interlukeukin-2 lymphocytes, abnormal
cellular and humoral reactivity to neurons and
presence of antibrain antibodies.
These changes are due to neurotoxic virus ? or
endogenous autoimmune disorder ?
e- Psychoneuroendocrinology;
Abnormal dexamethasone-suppression test
↓ LH/FSH
A blunted release of prolactin and growth hormone on
stimulation.
3- Genetic Factors;
- A wide range of genetic studies strongly
suggest a genetic component to the
inheritance of schizophrenia that
outweights the environmental influence.
- These include: family studies, twin studies
and chromosomal studies.
4- Psychosocial Factors;
- Psychoanalytic theories postulate that schizophrenia result from ego
defect and abnormal object relations
- According to learning theories, schizophrenic patients learn irrational
reactions and ways of thinking by imitating parents who have their
own emotional problems.
- In family dynamics studies, no well-controlled evidence indicates
specific family pattern plays a causative role in the development of
schizophrenia.
Double Bind
Schism & Skewed Families
Pseudomutual & Pseudohostile Families
Expressed Emotion
- Social Theories.
Diagnosis
# DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for
Schizophrenia:
A- ≥ two characteristic symptoms
1- Delusions
2- Hallucinations
3- Disorganized speech
4- Disorganized behavior
5- Negative symptoms
B- Social / Occupation dysfunction
C- Duration of at least 6 months
D- Schizoaffective & mood disorder
exclusion
E- Substance / General medicine condition
exclusion
F- Relationship to pervasive developmental
disorders
# Subtypes of Schizophrenia:
Paranoid type
Disorganized type
Catatonic type
Undifferentiated type
Residual type
Clinical Features
-
No clinical sign or symptom is pathognomonic
for schizophrenia
- Patient's history & mental status examination
are essential for diagnosis.
-
- Premorbid history includes schizoid or
schizotypal personalities, few friends & exclusion
of social activities.
- Prodromal features include obsessive
compulsive behaviors
- Picture of schizophrenia includes positive
and negative symptoms.
- Positive symptoms like: delusions &
hallucinations.
- Negative symptoms like: affective flattening
or blunting, poverty of speech, poor
grooming, lack of motivation, and social
withdrawal.
- Mental status examination:
- Appearance & behavior ( variable presentations)
- Mood, feelings & affect ( reduced emotional responsiveness,
inappropriate emotion)
- Perceptual disturbances ( hallucinations, illusions )
- Thought: Thought content ( delusions)
Form of thought ( looseness of association)
Thought process ( thought blocking, poverty of thought
content, poor abstraction, perseveration )
- Impulsiveness, violence, suicide & homicide
- Cognitive functioning
- Poor insight and judgment
- Course and prognosis-
Differential Diagnosis
Nonpsychiatric disorders:
Substance-induced
disorders
Epilepsy ( TLE)
CNS diseases
Trauma
Others
Psychiatric disorders:
Schizophreniform disorder
Brief psychotic disorder
Delusional disorder
Affective disorders
Schizoaffective disorder
Personality disorders (
schizoid, schizotypal &
borderline personality)
Malingering & Factitious
disorders
Treatment
What are the indications for hospitalization?
Diagnostic purpose
Patient & other's safety
Initiating or stabilizing medications
Establishing an effective association
between patient & community supportive
systems
Biological therapies
- Antipsychotic medications are the mainstay of the treatment of
schizophrenia.
Generally, they are remarkably safe.
Two major classes:
Dopamine receptor antagonists ( haloperidol, chlorpromazine )
Serotonin-dopamine receptor antagonists ( Risperidone, clozapine,
olanzapine ).
- Other drugs:
Anticonvulsants
Lithium
Benzodiazepines
Depot forms of antipsychotics eg. Risperidone Consta is indicated for
poorly compliant patients
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for catatonic or poorly responding
patients to medications
Psychosocial therapies
Social skills training
Family oriented therapies
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Assertive community treatment
Vocational therapy
Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizophreniform Disorders
Schizoaffective Disorders
Delusional Disorder & Shared Psychotic
Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic Disorders Due To A General
Medical Condition & Substance-Induced
Psychotic Disorder
Culture-Bound Syndromes

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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders.ppt

  • 1. Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders Fatima Alhaidar Professor of Psychiatry & Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist College of Medicine, KSU
  • 2. Schizophrenia - It is not a single disease but a group of disorders with heterogeneous etiologies. - Found in all societies and countries with equal prevalence & incidence worldwide. - A life prevalence of 0.6 – 1.9 % - Annual incidence of 0.5 – 5.0 per 10,000 - Peak age of onset are 10-25 years for ♂ & 25-35 years for ♀
  • 3. Etiology: Exact etiology is unknown. 1- Stress-Diathesis Model; Integrates biological, psychosocial and environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia. Symptoms of schizophrenia develop when a person has a specific vulnerability that is acted on by a stressful influence.
  • 4. 2- Neurobiology; Certain areas of the brain are involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: the limbic system, the frontal cortex, cerebellum, and the basal ganglia. a- Dopamine Hypothesis; Too much dopaminergic activity ( whether it is ↑ release of dopamine, ↑ dopamine receptors, hypersensitivity of dopamine receptors to dopamine, or combinations is not known ). b- Other Neurotransmitters; Serotonin, Norepinephrine, GABA, Glutamate & Neuropeptides
  • 5. c- Neuropathology; Neuropathological and neurochemical abnormalities have been reported in the brain particularly in the limbic system, basal ganglia and cerebellum. Either in structures or connections. d- Psychoneuroimmunology; ↓ T-cell interlukeukin-2 lymphocytes, abnormal cellular and humoral reactivity to neurons and presence of antibrain antibodies. These changes are due to neurotoxic virus ? or endogenous autoimmune disorder ?
  • 6. e- Psychoneuroendocrinology; Abnormal dexamethasone-suppression test ↓ LH/FSH A blunted release of prolactin and growth hormone on stimulation.
  • 7. 3- Genetic Factors; - A wide range of genetic studies strongly suggest a genetic component to the inheritance of schizophrenia that outweights the environmental influence. - These include: family studies, twin studies and chromosomal studies.
  • 8. 4- Psychosocial Factors; - Psychoanalytic theories postulate that schizophrenia result from ego defect and abnormal object relations - According to learning theories, schizophrenic patients learn irrational reactions and ways of thinking by imitating parents who have their own emotional problems. - In family dynamics studies, no well-controlled evidence indicates specific family pattern plays a causative role in the development of schizophrenia. Double Bind Schism & Skewed Families Pseudomutual & Pseudohostile Families Expressed Emotion - Social Theories.
  • 9. Diagnosis # DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Schizophrenia: A- ≥ two characteristic symptoms 1- Delusions 2- Hallucinations 3- Disorganized speech 4- Disorganized behavior 5- Negative symptoms
  • 10. B- Social / Occupation dysfunction C- Duration of at least 6 months D- Schizoaffective & mood disorder exclusion E- Substance / General medicine condition exclusion F- Relationship to pervasive developmental disorders
  • 11. # Subtypes of Schizophrenia: Paranoid type Disorganized type Catatonic type Undifferentiated type Residual type
  • 12. Clinical Features - No clinical sign or symptom is pathognomonic for schizophrenia - Patient's history & mental status examination are essential for diagnosis. - - Premorbid history includes schizoid or schizotypal personalities, few friends & exclusion of social activities. - Prodromal features include obsessive compulsive behaviors
  • 13. - Picture of schizophrenia includes positive and negative symptoms. - Positive symptoms like: delusions & hallucinations. - Negative symptoms like: affective flattening or blunting, poverty of speech, poor grooming, lack of motivation, and social withdrawal.
  • 14. - Mental status examination: - Appearance & behavior ( variable presentations) - Mood, feelings & affect ( reduced emotional responsiveness, inappropriate emotion) - Perceptual disturbances ( hallucinations, illusions ) - Thought: Thought content ( delusions) Form of thought ( looseness of association) Thought process ( thought blocking, poverty of thought content, poor abstraction, perseveration ) - Impulsiveness, violence, suicide & homicide - Cognitive functioning - Poor insight and judgment - Course and prognosis-
  • 15. Differential Diagnosis Nonpsychiatric disorders: Substance-induced disorders Epilepsy ( TLE) CNS diseases Trauma Others Psychiatric disorders: Schizophreniform disorder Brief psychotic disorder Delusional disorder Affective disorders Schizoaffective disorder Personality disorders ( schizoid, schizotypal & borderline personality) Malingering & Factitious disorders
  • 16. Treatment What are the indications for hospitalization? Diagnostic purpose Patient & other's safety Initiating or stabilizing medications Establishing an effective association between patient & community supportive systems
  • 17. Biological therapies - Antipsychotic medications are the mainstay of the treatment of schizophrenia. Generally, they are remarkably safe. Two major classes: Dopamine receptor antagonists ( haloperidol, chlorpromazine ) Serotonin-dopamine receptor antagonists ( Risperidone, clozapine, olanzapine ). - Other drugs: Anticonvulsants Lithium Benzodiazepines Depot forms of antipsychotics eg. Risperidone Consta is indicated for poorly compliant patients - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for catatonic or poorly responding patients to medications
  • 18. Psychosocial therapies Social skills training Family oriented therapies Group therapy Individual psychotherapy Assertive community treatment
  • 23. Delusional Disorder & Shared Psychotic Disorder
  • 25. Psychotic Disorders Due To A General Medical Condition & Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder