Schizophrenia is a common mental illness whose etiology has not yet been fully elucidated. It mostly begins in young adults, often with specific disorders of thinking, perception, emotion and behavior and incompatibility between mental activities and the environment, with a prolonged course and easy relapse. It accounts for about 50% of inpatients with psychiatric disorders and 60% of patients with chronic psychiatric hospitals in China. Factors affecting the prognostic outcome of schizophrenia 1. age of onset: the younger the age of onset, the worse the prognosis because of the imperfect development of the nervous system. 2, mental stimulation: those with certain mental triggers have a better prognosis. 3, the form of onset: slow onset, the prognosis is generally not good. The prognosis is better for those with a rapid onset. 4. Pre-morbid personality: introverted and paranoid, the prognosis is usually worse. 5, typing: schizophrenia is usually divided into: simple type; youthful type; nervous type; paranoid type; undifferentiated type, etc. Generally speaking, the prognosis for the simple type is the worst, and there is usually mental decline. The effect of the catatonic type is better. 6, treatment: schizophrenia although not found organic brain changes, but this disease damage to the brain, so the more timely treatment, the less damage to the brain, so the better the prognosis.
The more sensitive the response to treatment, the faster the effect of drugs, the more complete the disappearance of mental symptoms, the better the prognosis. 7, the number of relapses: the more relapses, the worse the prognosis. 8. Length of illness: the longer the duration of illness, the worse the prognosis. 9, family and social support: the better the family and social support system, the better the prognosis. 10, the presence of organic changes: also has a great impact on the prognosis. Those with alterations have a poor prognosis.