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Schizophrenia Symptoms and Diagnosis |
Schizoid personality disorder; Schizotypal personality disorder |
For other uses, see Schizophrenia (disambiguation). Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality and by significant social or occupational dysfunction. A person experiencing untreated schizophrenia is typically characterized as demonstrating disorganized thinking, and as experiencing delusions or auditory hallucinations. Although the disorder is primarily thought to affect cognition, it ...
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Signs and symptoms
... Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia may include: Delusions — personal beliefs not based in reality, such as paranoia that you''re being persecuted or conspired against Bizarre delusions — ...
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Causes ... Researchers haven''t identified the cause or causes of schizophrenia, although they believe genetic factors play a role. Chemical or subtle structural abnormalities in the brain may contribute to caus...
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When to seek medical advice ... By its nature, schizophrenia often isn''t an illness for which someone is likely to voluntarily seek treatment. To a person with schizophrenia, the delusions and hallucinations are real, and often he ...
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Screening and diagnosis ... Early diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia are important. Before making a diagnosis of schizophrenia, your doctor likely will rule out other possible causes of the signs that may suggest schizophr...
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