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The 4 D’s of diagnosing mental health conditions |
Deviance Dysfunction Distress Danger |
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Deviance |
The extent to which the behaviour is rare If rare enough it suggests a disorder |
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Dysfunction |
The extent to which the behaviour interferes with every day life There may not be obvious impacts |
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Distress |
The extent to which the behaviour causes a person to be upset Should be treated separately, patients can be distressed but act normally This is subjective |
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Danger |
To themselves and others The two should be assessed separately There is also a scale of severity |
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Evaluation of the 4 D’s |
Subjective- must take into account how the patient is coping Reliability- to be reliable it needs to be standardised measures of the 4 D’s Deviance- depression and other disorders are common so not deviant |
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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia |
Delusions Hallucinations Disorganised thinking or speech Abnormal motor behaviours |
Add to the experience |
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Negative symptoms of schizophrenia |
Lack of energy and enthusiasm Poverty of speech Poor motivation Social withdrawal |
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Prevalence and onset of schizophrenia |
Likelihood is 0.3-0.7% depending on ethnic background, country of birth, and country of residence Males are more likely to develop negative symptoms Appeared between late adolescence and mid thirties for males and late twenties for females Episodes develop over time |
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Prognosis of schizophrenia |
20% diagnosed respond well to treatment. |
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Biological explication of schizophrenia |
High levels of dopamine in the brain |
Role of neurotransmitters |
