Schizophrenia Day – 24th May
Schizophrenia is the most persistent and disabling of the
major mental illnesses.
It usually attacks people between the ages of 16 and 30,
as they are beginning to realize their potential. It affects approximately one
in 100 people worldwide, (one per cent of the population), affecting men
and women almost equally. While it is treatable in many cases, there is as yet
no cure for schizophrenia.
The mind controls the basic functions of thinking,
feeling (emotions), perception (the five senses) and behaviour. These functions
ordinarily work together, enabling us to:
- tell
the difference between fantasy and reality
- keep
anxiety at manageable levels
- have
appropriate emotional responses
- make
sense of what happens to us
- maintain
a stable sense of who we are
- establish
and maintain relationships with others
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