This slide compares
the lifetime prevalence rates for various diseases of the human body (somatic
conditions) versus the prevalence rates for various phenomena which affect
the mind or soul (psychiatric conditions). |
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The key point to be
made is that chronically or recurrently psychotic states – such as those
which result in the diagnosis of “schizophrenia” or “bipolar disorder” –
affect a strikingly small percent of the population. |
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