Over 22 million people worldwide currently are diagnosed with schizophrenia. This mental disorder can be extremely debilitating for anyone – but those who do not have a stable environment and access to mental health services are particularly at risk of the issue causing harm. Let’s talk about what paranoid schizophrenia is, how community stabilization can
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What Is Schizoaffective Disorder?
If you’ve been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, you will experience both mood symptoms – such as mania or depression – and schizophrenia symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations. “Schizoaffective” is a combination of the prefix “schizo-” and the adjective “-affective,” referring to the psychotic and mood symptoms, respectively. Approximately three out of every 1,000 people
Read MoreWhat is the Difference Between Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder?
Mental health disorders are highly misunderstood. Most people don’t know the difference between even the most common conditions. Two conditions that are often confused are schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Schizophrenia causes patients to see things that do not exist and hear voices that aren’t real, referred to as hallucinations and delusions. Schizoaffective disorder comes in
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes a misinterpretation of reality. People who are schizophrenic deal with a variety of symptoms that can severely interfere with normal functioning and relationships. It is a common misconception and generalization that schizophrenia causes extremely erratic behavior in older adults that is immediately recognizable. In reality, schizophrenia can manifest
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