What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects the working of the brain. People with schizophrenia have serious problems with thinking clearly, feeling emotions, and knowing the reality.
People with schizophrenia have difficulty to distinguish reality from fantasy. People who are suffering from schizophrenia can hear strange voices, they have very strange beliefs and he/she want to keep away from other people. According to Dr. Gyanendra Jha, schizophrenia can be treated effectively with medication and psychological treatment.
Symptoms of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia symptoms vary from person to person, and commonly include:
1. Hearing or seeing things that are imaginary (hallucinations)
2. unusual thinking and speech
3. having trouble interpreting other people’s emotions and motives
4. having problems thinking clearly
5. having very strange beliefs (delusions)
6. not being able to make decisions and having trouble making plans
7. Suicidal thoughts.
At What Age do Schizophrenia Symptoms Appear?
Schizophrenia affects men and women equally. According to Dr. Gyanendra Jha, Schizophrenia Symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions usually start between ages 16 and 30 in all men and women around the World. Schizophrenia rarely occurs in children.
According to mental health consultant, Psychiatrist in Jabalpur, diagnosing schizophrenia in teens is very tough. Just because of these initial symptoms in teens such as change of friends, a drop in grades, sleep problems and irritability, schizophrenia diagnosis is crucial.