Schizophrenia

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What is it?

  • A long term mental health disorder that causes a range of different psychologcal symptoms that affect the persons perception, thoughts, behaviour and mood.

Causes

  • Exact cause is unknown 
  • Genetic predisposition 
  • Family history 
  • Stressful life triggers 

Symptoms 

  • Hallucinations - hearing things that do not exist 
  • Delusions - Unusual beliefs that are not based on reality

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