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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that causes strange thinking, strange feelings, and unusual behavior. The disease can cause you to withdraw from the people and activities in the world around you and to retreat into a world of delusions or separate reality. Schizophrenia is a kind of psychosis, which is an impairment of thinking in which the interpretation of reality is abnormal. Psychosis is a symptom of a disordered brain. There's often no cure for the illness, but by working closely with a psychologist and other mental health professionals, schizophrenia can be managed successfully - especially with an early diagnosis. Fortunately, newer medications continue to make this poorly understood disorder more manageable. Signs and symptoms Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia may include:
Generally, schizophrenia causes a slowly progressive deterioration in the ability to function in various roles, especially in one's job and personal life. The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly. A person may behave differently at different times. He or she may become extremely agitated and distressed, or fall into a catatonic (trance-like, immobile, unresponsive) state, or behave normally much of the time. Signs and symptoms that occur continuously and progressively for at least six months often indicate schizophrenia. In general, schizophrenia has negative signs and positive signs: Negative signs Negative signs may appear early in the disease, and a person may not think he or she needs treatment. Negative signs generally accompany a slow deterioration of function, leading to your becoming less sociable. Such signs may include dulled emotions (lack of expression), inappropriate emotions (laughing while expressing terrifying images) and a change in speech (speaking in a dull monotone). Positive signs Positive signs often include hallucinations and delusions:
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