Learn about schizophrenia in adults and children. Signs, symptoms, causes and treatments for schizophrenia plus how to support someone with schizophrenia.

About Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia As An Illness
• Schizophrenia: First Warning Signs
• Making A Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
• What Causes Schizophrenia?
• Is Schizophrenia Associated With A Chemical Defect In The Brain?
• Where to Get Help For Mental Health Problems
• How Is Schizophrenia Treated?
• How Long Should People With Schizophrenia Take Antipsychotic Drugs?
• What About Side Effects From Antipsychotic Medications?
• What About Psychotherapy For Schizophrenia?
• What Is The Outlook (Prognosis)?

Life with Schizophrenia

• The World of People With Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenics and Substance Abuse
• Are People With Schizophrenia Likely To Be Violent?
• What About Suicide?

Child and Adolescent Schizophrenia

• Can Children Have Schizophrenia?
• Schizophrenia in Children
• Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: An Update from the National Institute of Mental Health
• Symptoms and Diagnosis of Schizophrenia in Children and Young Adults
• Causes for Schizophrenia in Children and Young Adults
• Treatment of Children with Schizophrenia
• Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders (Medication Concerns)

How to Support Someone with Schizophrenia

• How Can Others Help The Schizophrenic?
• Maintaining Your Own Health
• Schizophrenia: How Should One Behave?
• Resources for People with Schizophrenia and their Families

About Schizoaffective Disorder (a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)

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