Schizophrenia

Zoe, Isaiah, Ava

What is Schizophrenia?
People with schizophrenia might hear imaginary voices,
experience hallucinations, and have unusual ways of thinking

People with schizophrenia may hear or see imagined things,

believing in things that are not true, unusual movements, and
have thinking that is disorganized
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Delusions and hallucinations such as hearing voices that aren’t
present

Disorganized thinking or speech

Unusual motor behavior

Risk Factors for Schizophrenia
Family history

Father who is older in age

Autoimmune system abnormalities

Drug abuse during adolescence

Pregnancy complications
Prevention of Schizophrenia
-Being healthy

-Healthy relationships

-Avoiding drugs and alcohol

-Avoid stress
Schizophrenia Stats
A person with schizophrenia have a 2-3 times higher chance of premature death

About .5% of people die by suicide, while about 4.9% of people with schizophrenia
will commit suicide

Schizophrenia affects 21 million people globally

Globally, males are more affected by schizophrenia than females (12 million males
and 9 million females)

Schizophrenia affects almost one percent of the population

Helping Someone With Schizophrenia
Although you can't force someone to seek professional help,
you can offer encouragement and support and help anyone you
think might have schizophrenia find a qualified doctor or
mental health professional. In some cases, you may need to call
911 or have emergency hospitalization if the person is posing a
risk to themselves or others
Treatment of Schizophrenia
-Medication
-Professional help such as therapy
-Hospitalization in extreme cases

Schizophrenia has no cure

Myths About Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia means you have a split personality

Violence is common in those with the disease

A person with schizophrenia can seem perfectly normal one moment and
change into a different person the next

Fact: To be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a patient must have psychotic,

"loss-of-reality" symptoms for at least six months and show increasing
difficulty in functioning normally
Schizophrenia Resources/Rehab Centers
Skyland Trail

North Tampa Behavioral Health

Caron

Mayo Clinic
Famous People With Schizophrenia
Zelda Fitzgerald(F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife)

John Hinckley Jr(attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan)-could’ve been the reason

he attempted to assassinate a president

Mary Todd Lincoln(Abe Lincoln’s wife)-was in the public eye and was an important
figure for the country during Lincoln’s presidency
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