It affects every 1 in 100 people Its symptoms include:
HALLUCINATIONS- Hearing voices or seeing objects which are not present. Because of this symptom, patients are seen talking to themselves. Patient also start to believe that people are talking about them.┬а
DELUSIONS- Believing in something, which is not possible or is not real. Eg: believing that people are against him/her, believing that they are being controlled by external powers.
DISORGANIZED THOUGHTS- People with schizophrenia often have hard time organizing their thoughts.┬а
DISORGANIZED SPEECH- This happens because of disorganized thoughts.
Treatment includes:
Medications: These are the primary mode of treatment for schizophrenia. They regulate the levels of dopamine, serotonin and glutamate in our brain and help in relieving the symptoms.