Schizophrenia is commonly misunderstood as 'split personality' but it is actually more a disorder of 'split reality'.
A disorder of fragmented mental processes
COMMON SYMPTOMS
⚠️ If a person were to experience two or more of these symptoms during a 1-month period, they should seek professional help.
Risk Factors
There are some certain risk factors and stressors that can increase the risk of one developing schizophrenia. These factors can equally affect youths and adult populations.
Environmental Factors
Urbanicity migration
Consuming substance (e.g., cannabis, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, LSD, etc.)
Childhood traumas
Infection agents
Obstetrical complications
Viral infections during thepregnancy period
Stress (e.g., head injury, family breakdown or death in a family, negative family atmosphere, bad parenting)
Genetic Factors
Parents or relatives having schizophrenia will increase the chances that offspring will be affected
Fathers who were 50 years or older at the time of their birth
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