Question

. Symptoms, description of illness, onset, percentage in population: of scitzophrenia

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Answer 1

Schizophrenia

- What it is: a long‑term brain illness that changes how a person thinks, feels, and acts.
- Main symptoms:
- Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things others don’t)
- Delusions (strong false beliefs)
- Confused or jumbled thinking and speech
- Low motivation, flat emotions, pulling away from others
- Trouble with memory and attention
- Typical onset: usually starts in late teens to early 30s (often earlier in males, a bit later in females)
- How common: about 1 in 100 people (roughly 1% lifetime risk)
- Note: symptoms and strength vary; many improve with treatment (medication and therapy).