Schizophrenia Josh Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder characterized by a dysfunctional thinking process and withdrawal from the outside world. The word schizophrenia comes from two Greek words schizo which means split and phrenia, which means mind. This doesn’t mean that a person with the disorder has multiple personalities, but rather parts of the mind seem to be operating independent of each other. The disease affects approximately 1 in 100 people and there are thought to …showed first 75 words of 1469 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1469 total…further developments in background and causes of the disease should help schizophrenics for years to come. Bibliography Bibliography The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and the Psychotic Disorders Noll, Richard, M.A. 1992 Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments Bernheim, Kayla F. Lewine, Richard R.J. W.W. Norton & Company New York www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm - Journal of American Medicine www.mentalwellness.com www.nimh.nih.gov – National Institute of Mental Health www.schizophrenia.com