Why might Kraepelin's idea that schizophrenia was similar to dementia not be as far from the truth as previously thought?

a. Evidence suggests that there sometimes are progressive changes in brain volume over time in people with schizophrenia.
b. The symptoms of the two disorders overlap tremendously.
c. On autopsy, people with schizophrenia show the same smoothing of the brain as is seen in people with dementia.
d. The same biological treatments work for both disorders.


a. Evidence suggests that there sometimes are progressive changes in brain volume over time in people with schizophrenia.

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