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About schizophrenia in an Australian contect.
Title: About schizophrenia in an Australian contect.
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About schizophrenia in an Australian contect.
1.ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It interferes with a person's ability to think, feel and act. The illness alters the senses, making it very difficult for a person with schizophrenia to tell what is real from what is not real.
The term "schizophrenia" was introduced in 1911 by a Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler. The word comes from the Greek word schizo meaning "split" and phrenia meaning "…showed first 75 words of 3127 total…
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Date Visited: 12/4/03
SANE Australia
Web Site: http://www.sane.org/factsheetschizophrenia.html
Topic: Schizophrenia (Fact sheet 2)
Authors Details: not listed
Date Visited: 14/4/03
Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW
Web Site: http://www.sfnsw.org.au/
Date Visited: 3/4/2003
University of Melbourne, Department of Criminology (Assessment Devices)
Web Site: http://www.criminology.unimelb.edu.au/victims/resources/psychinfo/schiz_info.html
Topic: Psycho-educational Material on Schizophrenia
Authors Details: Dr. Grant J. Devilly.
Last Edited: Wednesday April 18, 2001
Date visited: 12/4/03
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