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Schizophrenia affects roughly 24 million people in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Do you know who’s most likely at risk for schizophrenia or how to treat this disorder? Find out by taking this quiz.Schizophrenia is often confused with dissociative identity disorder, but the truth is that the two are completely different. And though hearing internal voices is a symptom of schizophrenia, the condition is more complex than that. People with the condition often can't act normally in social situations, lack normal emotional responses to others and have trouble thinking logically at times.
Symptoms of schizophrenia usually develop later in life -- in the late teens and 20s for men, and during the 20s and 30s for women. Reports of children showing the symptoms of schizophrenia are rare.
An estimated 1 out of every 100 adults (1 percent) in the United States is living with schizophrenia.
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Though medical marijuana may be an appropriate treatment for other illnesses, it can do more harm than good for people with schizophrenia. In fact, any recreational drug use can worsen hallucinations and decrease the effectiveness of medications that fight the symptoms of schizophrenia.
Unusual as it sounds, all five of the senses -- even taste -- can be falsified during a psychosis episode.
With the help of technology and science, researchers are learning more about schizophrenia, but have yet to pinpoint a specific cause. Looking at key moments in brain development and specific genes are a few new directions for research.
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In general, people with schizophrenia are not more violent, unless they had a history of violence beforehand.
According to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), someone has to show symptoms of schizophrenia coupled with continual psychological disturbance for 6 months before being diagnosed.
Sadly, people with schizophrenia are more likely to commit suicide. Around 10 percent of people with the disorder succeed at taking their own lives.
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People whose identical twins have schizophrenia are 40 to 65 percent more likely to develop the disorder. People whose parents or siblings have the disorder are at an increased risk as well, but not nearly high as those with identical twins with schizophrenia. Even with this statistic, researchers admit there are many other factors to consider about who is more likely to develop schizophrenia.