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Schizophrenia is a mental illness affecting nearly 1% of the population at some point in their lives. It tends to appear more often around the age of 25, although it can be observed from early adolescence.

It is more frequent in men than in women and tends to manifest earlier in males. It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions, or ideas that conflict with reality; hallucinations; altered perception, such as feeling, hearing or seeing things that don’t exist; unorganized language and behavior; as well as lack of expression of emotions.
population at some point in their lives.
It tends to appear more

often
around the age of 25, although it can be observed from early

adolescence
.

It is more frequent in men than in women and tends to manifest


earlier in
males. It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions,

or ideas that conflict with reality; hallucinations;
altered

perception
, such as feeling, hearing or seeing things that don’t

exist;
unorganized language and behavior; as well as lack of

expression of emotions
.

 

These symptoms are present for at least six months, generally longer, and it is very common for people who suffer schizophrenia to have functional impairment in several aspects of their lives, such as work, school and social relationships.

Very frequently,
symptoms of both depression and despair are present simultaneously. In addition, the risk of suicide is close to 6%. It is a chronic condition for which treatment is both pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic and is managed with the patient and their family in a holistic manner.

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El Dr. Omar Kawas shares information about schizophren.