Schizophrenia is not a developmental disease. It usually occurs in late adolescence or later, rarely occurs before adolescence, and often is present in adults.
Schizophrenia is a biological disease of the brain.
The fact that the majority of those who develop schizophrenia do not have a first- or second-degree relative with schizophrenia.
Yes, schizophrenia is a noninfectious disease, meaning that it cannot be spread to anyone else.
Schizophrenia is classified as a disorder by the DSM-IV-TR. This means that it is an abnormality in function. It may or may not be a disease depending on your definition of disease.
Paranoid schizophrenia is a disease of the brain.
There is no link between schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
Schizophrenia is a treatable disease. Please see a mental health professional.
Schizophrenia is a disease that effects the mentality of the person. Some of the symptoms include hallucinations, delusions and extreme paranoia. Most cases can be controlled by medications.
It can not be prevented, it is a disease through heritage.
Although it was once thought that a bad childhood could cause schizophrenia, the current understanding of schizophrenia is of a primarily neurological disease.
Schizophrenia is a chronic disease which, at present, is treatable but not curable. Treatment includes antipsychotic drugs and behavioral therapy.
Dopamine plays an important role in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that send signals to nerve cells.