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Anti-psychotic Drugs

Counseling/ Therapy

Diet & Exercise

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Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that interferes with a person’s ability to think clearly, manage emotions, make decisions and relate to others.

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Hallucinations

Hearing voices, seeing things, or smelling things others can’t perceive

Delusions

These are false beliefs that don’t change even when the person who holds them is presented with new ideas or facts

Negative Symptoms

often include being emotionally flat or speaking in a dull, disconnected way

Cognitive Issues/Disorganized Thinking

often struggle to remember things, organize their thoughts or complete tasks

have anosognosia or “lack of insight.” This means the person is unaware that he has the illness

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To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a person must two or more of the symptoms including

Disorganized speech

Disorganized or catatonic behavior

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“The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.”
– Patricia Deegan (American psychologist and mental health advocate)

“I have schizophrenia. I am not schizophrenia. I am not my mental illness. My illness is a part of me.”
– Jonathan Harnisch, (Novelist, artist, filmmaker and author of Jonathan Harnisch: An Alibiography)

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Drug misuse:  Cannabis, cocaine, LSD or amphetamines.

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Genetics

isn’t caused by just one genetic variation, but a complex interplay of genetics and environmental influences

Environment

exposure to viruses or malnutrition before birth

Brain Chemistry

problems with certain brain chemicals, including neurotransmitters called dopamine and glutamate

Substance Use

studies have suggested that taking mind-altering drugs during teen years and young adulthood can increase the risk

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1% of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia

approximately 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million) have the disorder.

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Schizophrenia translates to "split mind", this just means they have hallucinations and delusions, they do not have two personalities.