please, please tell me if I got /any/ of this strong! just the general info for now.
sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ - ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ;; sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ ɪs ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ɪʟʟɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ғᴇᴇʟ, ᴛʜɪɴᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ (sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs) ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴛᴏ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ, ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀʏ ʟɪғᴇ. sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ - sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs ;; sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs ᴏғ sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏᴛɪᴄ sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴅᴇʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ʜᴀʟʟᴜᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇssᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴅᴇʟᴜsɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴀɪɴ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ᴏʀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ/ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇᴍ ɪʀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ. ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴜᴘs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛʏ. ʜᴀʟʟᴜᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs sᴍᴇʟʟs, sɪɢʜᴛs, sᴏᴜɴᴅs, ᴛᴀsᴛᴇs, ᴏʀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ɪs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ɪʟʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴏʀ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ sʟᴜʀ sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ, ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs: ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ, sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ/ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ, ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅɪɴɢ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ/ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ, ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴘᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ. sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ - ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ;; ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏsᴇ ᴀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴇss ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇs. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɪs ʟᴇғᴛ ᴜɴᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʜᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪs ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏᴍs ɪs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀsᴀᴘ, ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴏʀsᴇɴɪɴɢ. sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ - ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ;; ᴍᴀɴʏ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄs. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴏ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs. ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴs ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ: ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ, sᴛʀᴇssғᴜʟ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs, ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs, ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ, ᴏʀ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs/ᴍᴀʟɴᴜᴛʀɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴜɴʙᴏʀɴ.ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ɪs ʙʀᴀɴ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ, ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ʙʀᴀɪɴ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀʏs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sɪᴢᴇ. sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ - ʟɪɴᴋ ;; https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia
