Author Question: Which of the following statements that address the typical age of onset for schizophrenia is true? ... (Read 55 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following statements that address the typical age of onset for schizophrenia is true?

1. The typical age of onset for schizophrenia is early adolescence in both males and females.
2. The typical age of onset for late-onset schizophrenia is age 60.
3. The typical age of onset for schizophrenia is late adolescence to mid-thirties.
4. The typical age of onset for schizophrenia is late thirties to early forties.

Question 2

When teaching students about suicide, the nursing instructor knows to include facts such as:

1. Over 31,000 people kill themselves each year, and suicide is the primary reason for their deaths.
2. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among African-American teenagers and the ninth leading cause of Caucasian teen deaths.
3. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of self-inflicted injuries, accounting for over 325,000 people each year going to the emergency department.
4. Suicide is the leading cause of death among mentally ill clients, and over three million people kill themselves each year according to the CDC.
5. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans, and as many as 44 of psychiatric emergency clients are at increased risk for suicide.

ghepp · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Late adolescence to mid-thirties is the typical age range for the onset of schizophrenia. The onset of schizophrenia does not usually occur during early adolescence. Most people with schizophrenia do not experience onset in the late thirties to early forties. Rarely does schizophrenia first appear at age 60.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Suicide, the willful act of ending one's own life, is the 11th leading cause of death among Americans. Over 34,000 people kill themselves each year (CDC, 2009), and as many as 44 of psychiatric emergency clients are at increased risk for suicide (Pompili, et al., 2009).