Agency: McCann Helathcare | Author: Susan Oliver |
Solian – Who Gives and Damn about Sufferers of Schizophrenia
SCHIZOPHRENIA – A DEVASTATING CONDITION
Approximately 1.5 % of Australians will suffer from schizophrenia at some time in their lives. It is one of the most devastating mental illnesses and is characterised by what are known as positive symptoms and negative symptoms.
Positive symptoms are the symptoms that most people typically associate with schizophrenia – feelings of being controlled by outside forces, delusions and hallucinations.
Equally distressing but not as well known are negative symptoms– attention impairment, lack of...