Sentiens Health

People with schizophrenia often suffer terrifying symptoms such as hearing internal voices not heard by others, or believing that other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. 

There is no known single cause of schizophrenia. Many diseases, such as heart disease, result from an interplay of genetic, behavioral, and other factors; and this is certainly the case for schizophrenia as well.

After a first episode of schizophrenia, about a quarter make a good recovery within five years, two thirds will have multiple episodes with some degree of disability between these episodes, and 10-15% will develop severe continuous incapacity. Although the illness is severe and disruptive, many people who suffer from it are eventually able to settle down, work and make lasting relationships.