SCHIZOPHRENIA

• A brain disorder that interferes with a persons ability to think clearly
• Most commonly strikes between ages 15 to 25 in men and 25 to 35 in men
• In cases developed slowly without notice of illness for a long time
• In cases strikes suddenly and develops fast
• Effects males and females equally

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOM

• Delusions
• Hallucination
• Hear voices that not there
• Deterioration in personal appearance and hygiene
• Bizarre or odd statements or beliefs

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• Family and friends may notice early warning signs long before the primary symptoms occur
• Unusual behaviors that cause profound disruption in lives of people around them
• Family and friends are commonly shocked, afraid or angry when they learn of the diagnosis
• Family dynamics change

MYTHS

• People with schizophrenia are prone to violence
• Drugs and alcohol abuse can cause schizophrenia
• People with schizophrenia have a "split personality"

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THERE IS TO DATE ,NO PHYSICAL OR LABORATORY TEST THAT CAN ABSOLUTELY DIAGNOSIS

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