Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is believed to distort how a person thinks and perceives reality

Notes:

  • Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder affecting less than one percent of the U.S. population. Active symptoms include delusions, hearing voices, hallucinations, impaired speech, and distorted thinking.
  • A diagnosis of Schizophrenia is marked by a person’s inability to tell what is real from what is imagined. Although Schizophrenia is considered a life-long condition, psychotic episodes usually last between one and six months.
  • The causes of schizophrenia are still unknown. Clinicians suggest a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors predispose a person to develop the condition.
Reference Source: American Psychiatric Association

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