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Schizophrenic Patients

Did you know that….
Schizophrenic patients often are inactive, ineffectual and lucking in volition ?

And patients thoughts become bizarre and disorganised, so he loses contact with his fellows and his surroundings.

In Schizophrenia the patient, far from presenting mental retardation, often possess a great intelligence. The hallmark of schizophrenia is the loss of contact with reality, a symptom common to all psychoses. Depersonalization, neologisms, hallucinations, stereotypy, negativism, delusions, disorganized thinking, anhedonia, etc., are common symptoms in Schizophrenia.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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