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Today, you learn about a modern study that supports a hundred-year-old hypothesis about schizophrenia,

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A recent study supports a very old hypothesis about the causes of schizophrenia, and it could

change the way we look at the disorder.

We'll start this episode with a mix of history and science.

First, the history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, one of the world's

premier psychologists was named Emil Kraplin. He specialized in a disorder called dementia pre-Cocks,

which today we call schizophrenia.

From 1896 up until his death in 1926,

Craplin believed the disorder was what he called a whole body madness.

In other words, schizophrenia isn't just in the brain, it also has a strong physical component.

Now, the association between schizophrenia and poor physical health isn't controversial.

Doctors have seen for a long time that people with schizophrenia live about 10 to 20 years

less than people without it, and the disorder is associated with an increased risk of other health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and suicide.

Most modern doctors have assumed that this association went in one direction.

For example, schizophrenic people often face homelessness and other factors that put their health at risk.

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