There are many symptoms associated with schizophrenia, but people who have schizophrenia usually show only some of them.
Mood disorder that causes extreme mood swings.
D ebra had made honor roll every year since ninth grade. However, in her senior year of high school, everything changed. She began to notice that the food she ate tasted funny, and she started to suspect that she was being poisoned by aliens. She stopped eating. Within four weeks, she had lost nearly thirty pounds. She also began to hear voices telling her that she was the Devil. Davi noticed that…
Schizophrenia is a treatable disease.
W hen Molly first got home from the hospital, she felt great. The medication was finally work ing, and the angry voices in her head shouting at her and telling her to hurt herself were gone. She no longer believed that her room was bugged with microphones and that spies were trying to steal her thoughts. She was beginning to feel like her old self again, and she was ready to go back to her old lif…
Schizophrenia is a complicated disorder, and experts still do not know exactly what causes it.
The term “schizophrenia” has been used widely and often incorrectly in popular culture.
“ M y sister Jess was diagnosed with schizophrenia only a few months ago,” Sarah says. “I've tried to understand what she's going through, but it's really hard. I'm only thirteen. “I wish things could be like they were before. Jess used to laugh at my jokes and smile all the time. Now she just seems to stare off into space with no expression …
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