Here is an article from the New York Times. I have friends and family with this condition who are going through it now. It is a hard to understand illness. But this article through several voices explains it quite clearly.
Characterized by paranoia, anxiety, hallucinations and delusions, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, a related condition, are complicated mental illnesses that make it difficult for one to determine the difference between reality and pretend. While there are medications and therapies that can help, the effects of this condition are often far- reaching. Here, seven men and women speak about living with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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I also know quite a few people. Being a schizophrenic is a taboo in this society so everybody tends to not discuss it at all. Like one speaker on the link says, several relationships have been lost because nobody wants to deal with their unpredictable mood changes.
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