Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating mental illnesses known to man.
Those who are schizophrenic are dehabilitated in every aspect of human thought, emotion, and expression. A schizophrenic's thoughts become chaotic and disorganized and his mind becomes "divorced from reality" (Young 1988: 15). Schizophrenia crosses
all racial, gender, social, and economic boundaries, affecting approximately 2.5 million people in the United States alone (Goleman 1996: C1). It is the most prevalent mental illness in the world, and is the leading reason for admittance into mental hospitals (Brittanica 1992: 520). Schizophrenia is incurable, but it is possible to allay its symptoms with antipsychotic drugs and therapy.
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