Schizophrenia - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Schizophrenia symptoms can differ from person to person, but they generally fall into three main categories: psychotic, negative, and cognitive. Psychotic symptoms include changes in the way a person thinks, acts, and experiences the world.
Schizophrenia - American Psychological Association (APA)
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness characterized by incoherent or illogical thoughts, bizarre behavior and speech, and delusions or hallucinations, such as hearing voices. The age of onset is typically between the late teens and mid-30s.
Schizophrenia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 10, 2022 · Schizophrenia causes psychosis and is associated with considerable disability and may affect all areas of life including personal, family, social, educational, and occupational functioning. Stigma, discrimination, and violation of human …
Schizophrenia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Oct 16, 2024 · Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects how people think, feel and behave. It may result in a mix of hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and behavior. Hallucinations involve seeing things or hearing voices that aren't observed by others. Delusions involve firm beliefs about things that are not true.
Schizophrenia: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD
Mar 12, 2024 · Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. Schizophrenia...
Schizophrenia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Feb 23, 2024 · Schizophrenia is characterized by positive psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and disorganized or catatonic behavior; negative symptoms such as reduced motivation and expressiveness; and cognitive impairments affecting executive function, memory, and mental processing speed.[2]
Schizophrenia - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions. Although the course of schizophrenia varies among individuals, schizophrenia is typically persistent and can be both severe and disabling.
The Psychology of Schizophrenia: Implications for Biological and ...
A better understanding of a coherent psychology of persons with schizophrenia and provision of psychotherapies improves both the biological and psychotherapeutic treatment of persons with schizophrenia.
How schizophrenia develops: cognitive and brain mechanisms …
Identifying cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in the development of schizophrenia requires longitudinal observation of individuals prior to onset. Here recent studies of prodromal individuals who progress to full psychosis are briefly reviewed in relation to models of schizophrenia pathophysiology.
Schizophrenia—An Overview | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Oct 30, 2019 · ImportanceSchizophrenia is a common, severe mental illness that most clinicians will encounter regularly during their practice. This report provides an overview of the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, genetics, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology of schizophrenia to provide a basis to understand the disorder and its treatment.