Schizophrenia can be described as a disorder which leads the victims to have faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feeling, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships, and difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is just his or her thoughts. “Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the world population. In the United States, about 2.5 million people have this disease, about one in one hundred people. Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 13 and 25, but often appear earlier in males than females.” (Bellenir) Two types of symptoms for this disorder are positive and negative. Symptoms for this disorder include hallucinations, disorganized speech, agitation, as well as disorganized behavior. (Schizophrenia Symptoms) There are a few types of schizophrenia these are paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, residual schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.
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