Schizophrenia Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Schizophrenia.

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  • 7 Encyclopedia Articles
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Encyclopedia Articles (7)

982 words, approx. 4 pages
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that can be profoundly disabling and is usually chronic in nature. The cause is not known, but there appears to be a genetic predisposition. The et... Read more
1,985 words, approx. 7 pages
Schizophrenia Definition Schizophrenia (pronounced skit-suh-FREH-nee-uh) is a psychotic disorder or group of psychotic disorders that cause a patient to lose touch with reality. It is marked by severe... Read more
549 words, approx. 2 pages
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental illness that interferes with normal thought processes, causing delusions, hallucinations, mental disorganization, and physical symptoms. Schizophrenia is perhap... Read more
473 words, approx. 2 pages
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia, the most serious, complicated, and disabling of all mental illnesses, is a brain disorder which severely interferes with an individual's ability to think clearly, make dec... Read more
473 words, approx. 2 pages
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia, the most serious, complicated, and disabling of all mental illnesses, is a brain disorder which severely interferes with an individual's ability to think clearly, make dec... Read more
1,787 words, approx. 6 pages
Schizophrenia and Memory Schizophrenia affects approximately 1 percent of the population worldwide. It typically involves hallucinations and delusions, also known as psychotic or positive symptoms. Ma... Read more
2,010 words, approx. 7 pages
Schizophrenia A mental illness characterized by disordered thinking, delusions, hallucinations, emotional disturbance, and withdrawal from reality. Some experts view schizophrenia as a group of relate... Read more