Mental health - findings

Question 1

All Rosenhan findings

Question 2

All Rosenhan samples

Question 3

Gottesman findings - if both parents admitted with schizophrenia vs neither were

Answer 3

27.3% admitted to psychiatric hospital WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA if both parents were admitted vs 0.86% admitted with schizophrenia if neither were admitted

Question 4

Gottesman sample

Answer 4

2.7 million people AND their biological parents

Question 5

Ohman findings

Question 6

Gottesman AND SHIELDS findings

Answer 6

If twins are identical and share same DNA, concordance rates of BOTH having schizophrenia is 58% compared to if twins are non identical the chance is only 12%

Question 7

Brown et al findings

Answer 7

Schizophrenic post mortems have:
thinner para hippocampal cortices (involved in memory)
6% lighter brain
Enlarged lateral ventricles aka more hollow space due to more loss of brain matter linked to auditory processing

Question 8

Weinberger findings

Answer 8

Differences in MRI scans of twins where one was schizophrenic and one wasnt showed differences in volumes of prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

Question 9

Sheline findings

Question 10

Where does TMS target?

Answer 10

The left prefrontal cortex to create a magnetic pulse

Question 11

Gottesman findings - admission to hospital for any disorder

Answer 11

Out of all the people whos parents had both been admitted for schizophrenia, 44.2% admitted for any disorder
Out of all the people who neither parents admitted for any disorder, 11.9% admitted for any disorder

Question 12

Gottesman findings - genetic overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar

Answer 12

Significantly more people admitted for schizophrenia if both parents had bipolar compared to those admitted for bipolar with neither parent admitted
Significantly more people admitted for bipolar if both parents had schizophrenia compared to those admitted for bipolar with neither parent admitted