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Source (slide): WHO. Mental Health: Schizophrenia website, 2014; 2. WHO, 2008, Table 10; 3. Lehman et al. © American Psychiatric Association 2010, Page 9.
Source (notes): WHO. Mental Health: Schizophrenia website, 2014; WHO, 2008, Tables 7 & 10; NIMH. Schizophrenia 2009, Page 1; Lehman et al. © American Psychiatric Association 2010, Page 9.
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects more than 21 million people worldwide. (WHO, 2014; NIMH, 2009) Schizophrenia is listed among the top ten leading causes of years lived with disability (YLDs) in men (ranked fifth) and women (ranked sixth), accounting for almost 3% of global YLDs (WHO, 2008).
Schizophrenia has an impact on almost all aspects of a patients’ life (Lehman et al. APA, 2010).
References:
Lehman AF, Lieberman JA, Dixon LB, et al. Practice Guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Second edition. American Psychiatric Association, 2004. © American Psychiatric Association, 2010. Accessed at https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/schizophrenia.pdf, October 2014.
National Institute of Mental Health. Schizophrenia. NIH Publication No. 09-3517. Revised 2009.
World Health Organization (WHO). The Global Burden of Disease. 2004 Update. © World Health Organization 2008.
World Health Organization (WHO). Mental Health: Schizophrenia. Accessed at https://www.who.int/mental_health/management/schizophrenia/en/