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Concepts and Misconcepts of Schizophrenia


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Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder affecting about 1% of the world population. People with Schizophrenia may hear voices, which other people don't hear. Furthermore, schizophrenic patients believe that others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts or plotting to harm them. These experiences are terrifying and can cause terror, social withdrawal or extreme aggressiveness. The schizophrenics often make senseless and incoherent conversation. Schizophrenia can be diagnosed by the presence of atleast one of the positive symptoms together with any of the negative symptoms. This article covers historical, causes, prevalence, clinical signs and notable victims affected by Schizophrenia in different parts of the world.

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Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Alogia, Delusion.
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Authors

Milind Parle
Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar (Haryana), India
Renu Kadian
Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar (Haryana), India
Suman Malik
Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar (Haryana), India

Abstract


Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder affecting about 1% of the world population. People with Schizophrenia may hear voices, which other people don't hear. Furthermore, schizophrenic patients believe that others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts or plotting to harm them. These experiences are terrifying and can cause terror, social withdrawal or extreme aggressiveness. The schizophrenics often make senseless and incoherent conversation. Schizophrenia can be diagnosed by the presence of atleast one of the positive symptoms together with any of the negative symptoms. This article covers historical, causes, prevalence, clinical signs and notable victims affected by Schizophrenia in different parts of the world.

Keywords


Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Alogia, Delusion.