Shizophrenia

Schizophrenia Definition and Description of the Disorder: "Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought, and conduct;" websters dictionary. The word psychotic is defined as hallucinations or delusions. Schizophrenia is referred to as having psychotic symptoms. Schizophrenia is a disorder that lasts a minimum of six months. Some symptoms are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and catatonic behavior. Schizophrenia appears …

…someday when they figure out what causes it they can figure out a cure for it. But for a long time people thought that Schizophrenia was the same thing as split personalities. But Schizophrenics don't have split personalities they just hear voices in their head. Summary: Schizophrenia is a serious and stressful psychotic disorder. There are no cures or preventative measures. But there are many studies being done to find out more information about Schizophrenia.