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Schizophrenia

  Schizophrenia is a mental illness,where affected individuals are unable to differentiate imagination from reality. Schizophrenics, making up less than 0.33% of the world's population (WHO, 2022)  suffer from psychotic episodes, which range from restlessness and hallucinations(hearing voices,etc), to a near-complete disconnection from reality. Schizophrenia has proven to be a truly terrifying illness among the general public and even health professionals. While being relatively uncommon compared to other mental illnesses, it remains a significant contributor to the global burden of disease. Symptoms  Most of the symptoms of schizophrenia include:  Behavioral problems like: agitation, self harm, agression, hostility, social isolation, repetitive behavior/ movements Cognitive: amnesia, thought disorder, belief that thoughts aren't ones own. There are other symptoms online you can research to know more about this disease.  Causes The causes of schizophrenia has no...