Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Order Description   Complete a three to five page discussion on the mental disorder of your choice. Students may pick any mental health diagnosis from the DSM IV TR, the DSM V, or the Cockerham text. Students must include a description of the illness, the associated symptoms (diagnostic criteria), and treatment considerations, such as evidence based treatments, effective interventions, and/or controversial or experimental treatments. For full credit students should include cultural considerations, environmental factors, genetic or familial patterns, and demographic information, as well as prevalence, etiology, or theories relating to the cause of the disorder. Students might also consider topics such as funding problems, recovery concepts, stigma, and related social and economic concerns. Students will need to include a personal analysis of the information and present the rationale supporting their opinions and assertions in relation to the subject matter.