Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. Treatment is antipsychotic medication, along with counselling, job training, and social rehabilitation. People with schizophrenia have a higher suicide rate and more physical health problems.
About Schizophrenia in brief
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric 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, and apathy. About 0. 3% to 0. 7% of people are affected by schizophrenia during their lifetime. In 2017, there were an estimated 1. 1 million new cases and in 2019 a total of 20 million cases globally. The mainstay of treatment is antipsychotic medication, along with counselling, job training, and social rehabilitation. People with schizophrenia have a higher suicide rate and more physical health problems, leading to an average decreased life expectancy of 20 years. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 or click here for details on how to get in contact with the National Suicide Preventionlifeline in your local branch or click here to go to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline page on the National Situational Treatment and Information and Information and support Center for Suicide Prevention in the United S.S., UK, Australia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
For support in the UK, call the Samaritans on 08457 909090 or click here to visit the Samaritans website. For help in the U S., call the national suicide Prevention lifeline on 8457 90 9090, visit the National Suicide L Prevention Center in the UK, or click here to get involved. For information on the UK Samaritans, click here. For the U.S.-based Samaritans click here or the UK Samaritans-Online, click or the website for information on how to get involved in the Volunteer Campaign for the Blind. For more information, visit the www. Samaritans.com/Volunteering-For-The- Blind or The Online Campaign For The Blind on behalf of the British Samaritans and the Save The Samaritans,. For more details on the Save The Children’s Online Samaritans visit The Samaritans’ website or the Save The Children’ Online, or the Save the Children ‘Save The Lights’ page. For information on the Worldwide Suffering from Schizophrenia Trust, visit www.sending.theworldwide.org/. For more info on the National Schizophrenic Trust, or to donate to the charity, visit http://www.schizophrenictrust.org/ or www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
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