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    Schizophrenia affects approximately 1% of the world population and has a ubiquitous distribution. Schizophrenia  cuts across boundaries of gender, socioeconomic class, race, caste, creed and geographic location. This implies that anybody can be affected by schizophrenia. It is considered as the “greatest disabler of youth” as it most commonly affects persons in the productive period of their life between 15 and 35 years of age. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified schizophrenia as one of the ten most disabling disorders affecting all human beings.
Submitted by PatientsEngage on 18 May 2016

What is Schizophrenia

“A slowly progressive deterioration of the entire personality which involves mainly the affective life and expresses itself in disorders of feeling thought and conduct and a tendency to withdraw from reality”          -  Eugen Bleuler 

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe multi-faceted and complex disorder of the mind, now being increasingly considered a brain disorder. It affects approximately 1% of the world population and has a ubiquitous distribution. It is considered as the “greatest disabler of youth” as it most commonly affects persons in the productive period of their life between15 and 35 years of age. Schizophrenia cuts across boundaries of gender, socioeconomic class, race, caste, creed and geographic location. This implies that anybody can be affected by schizophrenia.

It causes distortion in the thought process and behavior and affects emotions. So, it affects how a person thinks feels and behaves. There is distortion of reality and so the sufferer is unaware of his ailment.

 

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  • Schizophrenia Prevention
    There is no documented way to prevent Schizophrenia but if you are at a high risk due to genetic and environment factors, counselling may help. Also, early treatment is helpful in getting the symptoms under control and preventing full blown development of the condition. It is also important to stick to the treatment plan to prevent relapses. The treatment plan may include complementary therapies that help calm the mind like meditation, martial arts, art therapy, music therapy.  
  • Schizophrenia Treatment
    This section coming soon Refer to Schizophrenia Management for more information