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"What Do You Know About Schizophrenia? - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information." //Fun Trivia Quizzes - World's Largest Trivia and Quiz Site!// Web. 22 Sept. 2010. [].


 * "Schizophrenia is a disease that often strikes young people in their prime."
 * "For men the age of onset for schizophrenia is often ages 16 to 20 and for women, the age of onset is sometimes a little later -- ages 20 to 30."
 * "Schizophrenia always runs in families."
 * "Schizophrenia does appear more regularly in some families but many people with schizophrenia have no [|family history] of the illness."
 * "Schizophrenia remains a very mysterious illness and is not highly treatable."
 * "Schizophrenia can almost always be successfully treated with appropriate medication and emotional support."
 * "Another term for Schizophrenia is Split Personality."
 * "Schizophrenia has nothing to do with having a split personality, an absolute oldwives tale."
 * "Schizophrenia affects 1 in 100 people worldwide."
 * "The illness is a lot more common than one might think."
 * "Some causes of Schizophrenia are bad parenting, trauma, and poverty."
 * "Again, completely untrue, Schizophrenia is a brain illness just as [|diabetes] is a body illness."
 * "Thought disorder is the most profound change seen in a person with Schizophrenia."
 * "Thought disorder prevents clear thinking and rational response. Thoughts may be slow to form, or come extra fast, or not at all. The person may jump from topic to topic, seem confused, or have difficulty making simple decisions. Thinking may be colored by delusions -- false beliefs that have no logical basis."
 * "People diagnosed with Schizophrenia will almost always end up being confined to an institution for the insane."
 * "Nothing could be further from the truth. With the discovery of the newer atypical anti-psychotic medications used in conjunction with [|psychotherapy] and family support, the future is quite positive for people with Schizophrenia. Once in successful treatment they can and will go on to lead normal lives."
 * "Schizophrenia is easy to diagnose, especially if the patient is presenting with visual and auditory hallucinations."
 * "Many other illnesses can resemble the symptoms of Schizophrenia including hallucinations. Schizophrenia should NEVER be a hasty diagnosis before every other possible reason is ruled out first. If a doctor issues an official diagnosis of Schizophrenia based on hallucinations alone, see another doctor immediately!"
 * "People with Schizophrenia have been shown by law enforcement records to be more violent than the general population."


 * People with Schizophrenia are on the average LESS violent than the general population. In reality they are usually anxious, fearful of others, and passive. The false perception that the mentally ill are a violent lot is a direct result of Hollywood movies