Schizophrenia


 

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder denoting an often chronic, major mental illness primarily affecting thinking, with attendant difficulties in perception of reality, which in turn can affect behavior and emotion. The term schizophrenia comes from the Greek words σχίζω (schizo, split or divide) and φρενός (phrenos, mind) and can be translated as "shattered mind."

See also

◄ Schizophrenia: Alternative approaches to schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: Notable people affected by schizophrenia ►

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►Introduction
►Overview
►History
►Diagnosis and presentation (signs and symptoms)
►Diagnostic issues and controversies
►Cause
►Incidence and prevalence
►Treatment
►Prognosis
►Schizophrenia and drug use
►Schizophrenia and violence
►Alternative approaches to schizophrenia
►See also
►Notable people affected by schizophrenia
►General reading
►External links
►References

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