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What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia - Definition

Schizophrenia is a broad term encompassing a number of symptoms that may vary. Typically, it refers to a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality. Symptoms may include: auditory hallucinations, imagined pains and illnesses, hearing one's own thoughts, believing something or someone is controlling thoughts, delusions, and believing one's actions are controlled from something on the outside. Schizophrenia usually occurs in young adulthood.

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