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 Almost 2% of the population suffers from a schizophrenia related disorder. Individuals with this condition can experience a range of symptoms from extreme apathy to experiencing hallucinations, paranoid and delusional thinking.
| Approximately 2.2 million American adults, or about 1.1 percent of the population age 18 and older in a given year, have schizophrenia. |
The Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia:
- Delusions, false ideas and or distortions of reality Hallucinations such as hearing voices, or noises others can not hear
- Sometimes individuals will hear there own voice, the voice of loved ones or voices coming from the television or radio.
- Paranoia such as believing they are being followed or watched Thought insertion and/or broadcasting such as believing ones thoughts are not private or that other people's thoughts are coming into his/her head.
- Disorganized speech and thoughts such as moving from one topic to another, not making sense or rhyming words.
- A lack of motivation and activity. The person may spend most or all of his/her time alone and may speak very little and have little desire to do anything.
- Flat or blunted facial and verbal expression. The person may speak in a monotone
and show very little emotion and/or a decrease in hand and body gestures.
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