Schizophrenia is a word derived from two Greek words, schizein, to divide and phren, mind which together means to divide the mind.
Symptoms of Schizophrenia include:
- Delusions or false beliefs that are not real
- Hallucinations which mainly involves seeing or hearing things that do not exist
- Disorganized and distorted speech and thoughts
- Unpredictable agitation
- Social withdrawal
- Dysfunction in interpersonal relations, at work or education and sometimes even healthcare.
- Anhedonia or inability to feel pleasure.
- Abnormal psychomotor activity
- Confusion
- Loss of insight
- Depersonalization
- Slow reaction time
- Some people drink an excessive amount of water.
- Withdrawal from family and friends.
- Lack of motivation
- Difficulty in sleeping.
- Irritable or depressed, sometimes both.
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