Huh

[samvara]

The dude running the course I'm doing at work right now said Schizophrenia was the most common disease...

• The Prevalance Rate for schizophrenia is approximately 1.1% of the population over the age of 18
• ...more favorable course and outcome of schizophrenia in developing countries compared to Western countries

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

Whut?

[samvara]

Yeah...

[ironed_orchid]

Well on that first page you link to there this graphic, but that's only compared to a couple of other diseases, and only in the US.

[samvara]

Yeah I notice they're estimating for large parts of the world - the second article indicated those estimate might be reasonable.

Depression seems like the biggest competitor...

[sara]

Mmm, I think he's mixing it up with depression. There was recently an international study (sorry, no cites, Journal of I Saw It Somewhere Studies) that said the depression rate worldwide was 1 in 7 adults.

[samvara]

Could be, I had no perspective but it sounded weird enough to read up a bit.

[rabbit1080]

Honey-joys burn really well too (just apply match to patty-paper).

[rabbit1080]

oops, this was meant to be in reply to your burning-chocolate-cookie post.

[samvara]

*grins*

[fred_mouse]

That is a lower rate than I remember from under grad psych - possibly because of the over 18 rider. I think it only outstrips depression because it is chronic, and depression frequently goes sufficiently into remissiion that people are considered to not have it any more. (vague memories are vague)

[fred_mouse]

And going off and reading your first link, I discover that it isn't necessarily more chronic than depression, but it sounds like it is much more disruptive of lives (not so much the individual, although there is an aspect of that, but more the circle of disruption is wider).

[samvara]

That is interesting!