Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdrawal, decreased emotional expression,... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Hallucinations (usually hearing voices), delusions, confused thinking
• Complications:  Suicide, heart disease, lifestyle diseases
• Usual onset:  Ages 16 to 30
• Duration:  Chronic
• Causes:  Environmental and genetic factors
• Risk factors:  Family history, cannabis use in adolescence, problems during pregnancy, childhood adversity, birth in late winter or early spring, older father, being born or raised in a city
• Diagnostic method:  Based on observed behavior, reported experiences, and reports of others familiar with the person
• Differential diagnosis:  Substance use disorder, Huntington's disease, mood disorders (bipolar disorder), autism, borderline personality disorder
• Management:  Counseling, life skills training
• Medication:  Antipsychotics
• Prognosis:  20–28 years shorter life expectancy
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo