Factors contributing

to the disorder.

NURUL SYAHIRAH BINTI

MATHEUS
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1. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Teddy @ Andrew was a military soldiers

• He served in World War II and encountered many
traumatic and dark experiences at the Dachau
Concentration Camp in Germany.
 2. Alcoholism
• Due to PTSD, he took alcohol quite often.
• Teddy smokes several cigarettes a day and tends to abuse alcohol.
• Taking a lot of alcohol kept him oblivious to any problems
• Harmful alcohol and other drug use, particularly cannabis and
amphetamine use, may trigger psychosis in people who are vulnerable to
developing schizophrenia.*

*What Is Schizophrenia?: What Causes Schizophrenia?. The Department of Health Australian Government. (2007, May). Retrieved from
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/mental-pubs-w-whatschiz-toc~mental-pubs-w-whatschiz-cau
3. The death of his family

• His wife murdered their three children

• He murdered his wife after saw their children dead at the
backyard pond
• Lead the development of delusional disorder/schizophrenia
RESEARCH ON
PREVALENCE RATE OF
SCHIZOPHRENIA IN
•MALAYSIA
*The National Health and Morbidity Survey in Malaysia in 2006, found that
those with schizophrenia were 11.2% for adults and 20.3% for children and
adolescents.
• *In 1996, stated that 10.3% adult and, 13% children and adolescents suffered
from schizophrenia

*Hilmi Yahya. (2014, Oktober 20). Satu Daripada 100 Rakyat Malaysia Hidap Skizofrenia. Bernama. Retrieved fromhttps://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/satu-daripada-
100-rakyat-malaysia-hidap-skizofrenia-46532
RESEARCH ON
PREVALENCE RATE OF
SCHIZOPHRENIA IN
MALAYSIA
• *according to Chee Kok Yonn & Salina Abdul Aziz (2014), half (54%) of the patients had at least
one contact with the traditional healer.
• * 24% of schizophrenia patients had a history of substance use
• Those on cannabis had the highest prevalence for schizophrenia and male patients with a history
of substance use were also more likely to exhibit aggression
• *Incidence of schizophrenia in Malaysia was reported to be 7.7- 43.0 per 100,000 population and
majority of them was unemployed.
*Chee Kok Yoon & Salina Abdul Aziz. (2014). A Review of Schizophrenia Research in Malaysia. Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health, Kuala Lumpur. Vol 69 S. Retrieved
from http://www.e-mjm.org/2014/supplement-A/schizophrenia-research.pdf