Understanding Schizophrenia Anatomical Chart 6423

Understanding Schizophrenia chart provides a visual and textual overview and is an ideal tool to help practitioners explain the condition to patients and families.

Defines schizophrenia
discusses causes of schizophrenia and other psychosis
compares MRIs of unaffected and affected brains
discusses the stages and natural progression of the disease
– illustrates gray matter deficit at onset of illness and after 5 years
– illustrates a healthy neuron and a abnormally pruned neuron

discusses the 4 broad categories of symptoms  – positive, negative, mood and cognitive
– diagrams course of the illness and symptoms
– shows medial view of the brain with dopamine pathways
– shows lateral view of the brain

Also discusses treatment and management.