Schizophrenia
"Schizophrenia (is) a severe mental disease," that affects the brain, causing people to hallucinate resulting in a "social stigma." (The World Book 176; Bunch) It is
"Characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking" (The World Book 176), and
"is the most chronic and disabling of sever mental disorders." ("Schizophrenia Research...") This disease is very depressing to families because it affects loved ones emotions, making it difficult for schizophrenic patients to function properly.
The word schizophrenia translates roughly into "split mind" (Bower). It is referred to this because the brain has on imbalance which causes it to malfunction. This malfunction may cause a disturbance which has a tendency to make another personality to appear in a person. This disorder is essentially a disturbance in thought process (Bower).
Schizophrenia is a major health problem that affects about one person in one-hundred at some point in life (Bunch). This......
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