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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 690657" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>There is a Scandinavian country, Finland, I think, that claims to have close to a zero rate of schizophrenia. That is because to have this diagnosis, as I recall, requires 6 months of psychosis and nobody stays psychotic long enough to meet the criteria. </p><p></p><p>I heard this on a radio talk by a psychiatrist named Peter Bremmer, I think that is his name. I later bought his book, <u>Depression, Anxiety and Shame</u>, I think is the title but read only a chapter.</p><p></p><p>The point is this: In that Scandinavian country when somebody manifests psychosis there is an intensive social response. Not drugs. Teams of therapists are mobilized to work with the individual at home, in their community, with their family. Everybody is treated and full-blown schizophrenia does not result. </p><p></p><p>I have tried to locate the country and the literature but cannot so far locate much more information except I believe I did confirm that it was Finland.</p><p></p><p>The moral of the story is that if resources are thrown at a problem, or most of them, there can be a positive result. It is a question of priorities. Sadly, in this country we seem to blame the victim.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 690657, member: 18958"] There is a Scandinavian country, Finland, I think, that claims to have close to a zero rate of schizophrenia. That is because to have this diagnosis, as I recall, requires 6 months of psychosis and nobody stays psychotic long enough to meet the criteria. I heard this on a radio talk by a psychiatrist named Peter Bremmer, I think that is his name. I later bought his book, [U]Depression, Anxiety and Shame[/U], I think is the title but read only a chapter. The point is this: In that Scandinavian country when somebody manifests psychosis there is an intensive social response. Not drugs. Teams of therapists are mobilized to work with the individual at home, in their community, with their family. Everybody is treated and full-blown schizophrenia does not result. I have tried to locate the country and the literature but cannot so far locate much more information except I believe I did confirm that it was Finland. The moral of the story is that if resources are thrown at a problem, or most of them, there can be a positive result. It is a question of priorities. Sadly, in this country we seem to blame the victim. [/QUOTE]
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