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Schizophrenia is a mental illness affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide that is marked by the abnormal perception and expression of reality. The illness typically manifests itself in young adulthood in the form of auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, and disorganized speech and thinking. Schizophrenia has been known to negatively affect social interactions, vocational and instrumental fucntioning, self care, and recreation. 
 
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Schizophrenia

Basic Characteristics

  • Description

Schizophrenia is a mental illness affecting approximately 1% of the population worldwide that is marked by the abnormal perception and expression of reality. The illness typically manifests itself in young adulthood in the form of auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, and disorganized speech and thinking. Schizophrenia has been known to negatively affect social interactions, vocational and instrumental fucntioning, self care, and recreation.

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