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Schizophrenia is undoubtedly the most well known and most severely debilitating of all the psychiatric illnesses known to people. It will typically have devastating impact on the individual, on his or her family and, indirectly, on society and its gatekeepers. The approximate lifetime incidence is 1%, meaning that the risk of any person’s developing this disease during his or her lifetime is about one in one hundred. In its 2006 report, the National Institute of Mental Health noted that approximately 2.4 million people 18 years and older will have this disorder in any given year. In 1990, direct and indirect costs were estimated to be $33 billion, accounting for 2.5% of the healthcare dollar. Schizophrenic patients occupy as many as 25% of all hospital beds at any given time. Lost productivity in the United States is estimated to be as high as $20 billion per year, a completed suicide rate at approximately 10%, and premature death from poor self care, substance abuse, poverty and homelessness all represent the tremendous cost of this psychotic disorder.
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(2007). The Psychotic Disorders. In: First Responder’s Guide to Abnormal Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35465-1_5
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