Alternative titles and symbols : Schizophrenia with or without an affective disorder;
Description : Schizophrenia is a psychosis, a disorder of thought and sense of self. Although it
affects emotions, it is distinguished from mood disorders in which such disturbances
are primary. Similarly, there may be mild impairment of cognitive function, and it
is distinguished from the dementias in which disturbed cognitive function is considered
primary. There is no characteristic pathology, such as neurofibrillary tangles in
Alzheimer disease (104300). Schizophrenia is a common disorder with a lifetime prevalence
of approximately 1%. It is highly heritable but the genetics are complex. This may
not be a single entity. - Reviews In a review of schizophrenia, van Os and Kapur (2009)
noted that in Japan the term schizophrenia was abandoned and the illness is now called
integration-dysregulation syndrome.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Laboratory abnormalities : Abnormal EEG in 25% hospitalized patients;