Schizophrenia

1. Symptoms and characteristics of schizophrenia –
   Characteristics; case studies/examples.
2. Explanations of schizophrenia –
   Genetic (e.g. Gottesman and Shields, 1972); biochemical (dopamine hypothesis); cognitive (e.g. Frith, 1992).
3. Treatments for schizophrenia –
   Biochemical (antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics); electro-convulsive therapy. Token economy (Paul and Lentz, 1977); cognitive-behavioural therapy (Sensky, 2000).