Option: schizophrenia

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Describe the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia, including positive and negative symptoms, and evaluate reliability, validity, comorbidity, symptom overlap and cultural or gender bias in diagnosis.
Explain genetic, neural and dopamine-based explanations of schizophrenia and evaluate biological evidence for vulnerability and mechanisms.

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Explain cognitive explanations of schizophrenia, including dysfunctional thought processing and metarepresentation or central control deficits, and evaluate supporting evidence.

Explain drug therapy for schizophrenia, including typical and atypical antipsychotics, and evaluate effectiveness, side effects and practical issues.

Explain cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy for schizophrenia, and evaluate their effectiveness, appropriateness and use in combination with token economies or medication.

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