Schizophrenia... What is it?

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with reality. Although schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders, the symptoms can be very disabling. In this video, we cover what is schizophrenia, the signs of schizophrenia, as well as the symptoms. Schizophrenia is a term that literally translates to “split mind.” There is a common misconception that people diagnosed with schizophrenia have split personalities. Experiencing fragments of one’s personality occurs in people with dissociative identity disorder, or DID, not Schizophrenia. Hope you guys continue to support our work by sharing this video! Script: Catherine Huang Script Editor: Sydney Mansaray Voice Over: Connie Pickett Animator: Christian Verzosa YouTube Manager: Wendy Hu References: Famous People and Schizophrenia. (2010). Schizophrenia.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018. How to Help Someone Stick With Schizophrenia Care. (2018). Web MD. Retrieved July 31, 2018. John Nash. (2018). Living with Schizophrenia. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Nicole, G. (Director). (2017). Schizophrenia (What It's Like, Symptoms, Stigma, My Story & More) Mental Health Episode 1 [Video file]. YouTube. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Recognizing the Signs of Schizophrenia. (2018). American Psychological Association. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Schizophrenia. (2018). National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Teaching and Understanding Students with Schizophrenia. (2018). The Problem Site. Retrieved July 31, 2018. What Are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia? (2018). Web MD. Retrieved July 31, 2018. Ways To Support Us: 1. By Sharing This Video 2.   / psych2gonow   Let us know what topics you'd like us to cover next.