Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is defined as, "any of a group of psychotic disorders, usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances." It is a severe brain disabling disease. Only about one percent of the world's population has or will develop schizophrenia during their lives. More than 2 million Americans suffer from schizophrenia in a year. Even though schizophrenia effects both men and women, it is found earlier in men than in women. In men, it is usually found in the late teens and in women, it is usually found in the late twenties or early thirties.
People who have the disease usually suffer from symptoms such as hearing voices, or believing that other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts or planning on harming them. These types of symptoms can leave the affected person afraid and withdrawn.......
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