Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterized by hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre

delusions, or disorganized speaking and thinking. People with schzophrenia have an altered

perception of reality and often have a signifcant loss of reality. They may feel a constant fear that

someone is trying to hurt them or that they are being watched. Schizophrenia goes back in

history in many cultures, such as; Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. It was seen in old document

scripts mentioning disturbances and illusions that people would have commonly seen in

schizophrenics. In old times mental illnesses were thought to be caused by demons and evil

spirits, that were often cured by cruel treatments such as drilling holes in patients heads to

release passage ways for such spirits. As studies and modern science advanced, experts in the

field are not sure what causes it, but they do believe genetic factors play a role. Schizophrenia

affects about 1 in a 100 people worldwide and occurs young women and men equally. In

most cases schizophrenia appears in the late teens or early adulthood. However it can also

occur in the middle ages or even later. Some researchers believe that environmental events may

trigger the illness in people who already are genetically at risk for it. An event such as infection

during the developmentally fetus in mothers womb or a stressful psychological experience can

increase risks for developing the schizophrenia. Different sources in science has shown that

patients with the disorder resulted in abnormalities in the brain which arise early in life and

disrupt the normal developments. These abnormalities involve