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A chronic mental disorder characterized by loss of touch with reality (psychosis), often with paranoia, delusions, and auditory hallucinations, such as hearing voices.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Mental disorder

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Very common
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Head

Types of

Acute schizophrenia
Condition
Residual schizophrenia
Condition
Process schizophrenia
Condition
Disorganized schizophrenia
Condition
Catatonic schizophrenia
Condition

Symptoms

Feeling anxious
Confusion
Trouble sleeping
Paranoia
Suicidal thoughts
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Schizophrenia
Clozapine
4.0
95 reviews
Olanzapine
4.0
93 reviews
Risperidone
4
95 reviews
Paliperidone palmitate
3.7
84 reviews
Quetiapine
3.6
93 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Schizophrenia

Surgery

Electroconvulsive therapy
3
34 reviews

Other treatments

Counseling and therapy clinics
Counseling

Tests

Urine drug screen
Complete blood count
RPR
HIV antibody 1 and 2
Toxicology screen

Risk factors

Personal

Stress

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