Schizophrenia
psychotic disorder characterized by emotional responsiveness and disintegration of thought process / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder commonly diagnosed by a psychiatrist and affecting an individual's daily life.[1] This condition is for some a lifelong mental disorder causing these individuals to behave, feel, and think abnormally.
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Features of the disorder include, hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, movement disorder, all of which are classified as psychotic features of the disorder, loss of motivation, loss of interest or enjoyment in daily activities, withdrawal from social life, difficulty showing emotions, and difficulty functioning normally, all of which are known as negative symptoms, problems in attention, concentration, and memory, which are known as cognitive symptoms. [2]
It is a common disorder, affecting one in 200 people.[3]
Possible reasons for this disorder can range from genetics to environmental factors. If one child shows clear signs, the risk of other family members also displaying these symptoms increases.
Risk of self harm in individuals with this disease is typically more likely than the general populations due to possible hallucinations, depression, and other factors. This illness should be treated with various therapies and medication. A combination of a therapy and certain drugs can allow most people suffering from it to have a normal life.
Schizophrenia can share overlapping symptoms with dissociative identity disorder (DID). [4] Some similar mental illnesses include schizotypal personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizoid personality disorder.