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Overview - Schizophrenia - NHS

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Schizophrenia is a severe long-term mental health condition. It causes a range of different psychological symptoms. Doctors often describe schizophrenia as ... Skiptomaincontent Home Mentalhealth Mentalhealthconditions Schizophrenia Backto Schizophrenia Overview-Schizophrenia Schizophreniaisa severelong-termmentalhealthcondition.Itcausesarangeofdifferentpsychologicalsymptoms.Doctorsoftendescribeschizophreniaasatypeofpsychosis.Thismeansthepersonmaynotalwaysbeabletodistinguishtheirownthoughtsandideasfromreality. Symptomsofschizophreniainclude: hallucinations –hearingorseeingthingsthatdonotexistoutsideoftheminddelusions– unusualbeliefsnotbasedonrealitymuddledthoughtsbasedonhallucinationsordelusionslosinginterestineverydayactivitiesnotcaringaboutyourpersonalhygienewantingtoavoidpeople,includingfriendsSchizophreniadoesnotcausesomeonetobeviolentandpeoplewithschizophreniadonothaveasplitpersonality. WhentogetmedicaladviceIfyou'reexperiencingsymptomsofschizophrenia,seeaGPassoonaspossible. Theearlierschizophreniaistreated,thebetter.There'snosingletestforschizophrenia.It's usuallydiagnosedafteranassessmentbyamentalhealthcareprofessional,suchasapsychiatrist. CausesofschizophreniaTheexactcauseofschizophreniaisunknown.Butmostexpertsbelieve theconditioniscausedbyacombinationofgeneticandenvironmentalfactors.It'sthought thatsomepeopleare morevulnerabletodevelopingschizophrenia,and certainsituationscan triggertheconditionsuchasastressfullifeeventordrugmisuse. Treatingschizophrenia Schizophreniaisusuallytreatedwithacombinationofmedicineandtherapy tailoredtoeachindividual.Inmostcases,thiswillbeantipsychotic medicinesand cognitivebehaviouraltherapy(CBT).Peoplewithschizophreniausuallyreceivehelpfromacommunitymentalhealthteam,whichoffersday-to-daysupportandtreatment.Manypeoplerecoverfromschizophrenia,althoughtheymayhaveperiodswhensymptomsreturn(relapses).Supportandtreatmentcanhelp reducetheimpact theconditionhas ondailylife. LivingwithschizophreniaIfschizophreniaiswellmanaged,it'spossibletoreducethechanceofsevererelapses.Thiscaninclude:recognisingthesignsofanacuteepisodetakingmedicineasprescribedtalkingtoothersabouttheconditionTherearemanycharitiesandsupportgroupsofferinghelpandadviceonlivingwithschizophrenia.Mostpeople finditcomforting talkingtootherswithasimilarcondition. Morein Schizophrenia Overview-Schizophrenia Symptoms-Schizophrenia Causes-Schizophrenia Treatment-Schizophrenia Livingwith-Schizophrenia Diagnosis-Schizophrenia Pagelastreviewed:11November2019 Nextreviewdue:11November2022

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