Part one of term paper
A relatively rare multifactorial disorder occurring in as many as 1 in 500 people, is still largely an enigma to many doctors and scientists (Johnson, Dorman, 1998). Until Leo Kanner's use of the description autistic in 1948, schizophrenia was the general label given to patients with certain behavior patterns. Although and schizophrenia a ...

Part two of term paper
... in autistic behaviors have related but distinct disorders (Edelson, 1995). There is no known specific cause for , but over the years there has been a growing focus on biological etiology. Combinations of psychotherapeutic and medical treatments, as well as comprehensive educational treatment provide the best care and placement of both adults and children afflicted with . Adult psychotic disturbances were noted in the early twentieth-century classifications of mental disorders (Nelson, Israel, ...