An Introduction To Schizophrenia
Submitted by on January 1, 2001
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Schizophrenia or Sz is one of the most destructive illnesses known to man,
although not that much has actually been known about it since recent progressive
research. It usually hits at the most crucial point in a persons life, soon after high
school, when a person is beginning to become independant and forming a life for
themselves. Sz has many different forms and faces, but also has very predictable
symptoms and progression and although the illness is very destructive, it is on
average very treatable when diagnosed. In the past, there has been very many
“stigmas” or rumors about this illness and it has been widely misunderstood and
because of that, it has been very hard for people suffering from scizophrenia.
The word “schizophrenia” has a greek origin, ‘schizo” meaning...