schizophrenia

A serious mental illness affecting how a person thinks, feels and perceives reality, often with hallucinations or delusions.

A psychotic disorder that is characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness.

Signs and symptoms

• EEG abnormality
• Hallucinations
• Social and occupational deterioration
• Negativism
• Delusion

Medications that may treat it

acetophenazine aripiprazole asenapine benperidol brexpiprazole carbamazepine cariprazine chlorpromazine clonazepam clozapine cyproheptadine deserpidine

Also known as: schizophrenia-1