Schizophrenia Support
About Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is an often misunderstood illness. It is not a split personality.
This is a brain disorder that distorts the way a person thinks, acts, expresses
emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. The person cannot tell what
is real from what is imagined. Symptoms demonstrated include disorganized thinking,
hallucinations (such as hearing voices or seeing things which are not really there),
and delusions.
How Can Therapy Help?
Therapy can reduce symptoms and improve related issues such as self-esteem, social
functioning, and insight. Focus is placed on past or current problems, thoughts,
feelings, or relationships. This helps people to understand more about the illness
and to learn better ways to handle the problems of their daily lives. They become
better able to differentiate between what is real and, by contrast, what is not and
can acquire beneficial problem-solving skills.
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