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Mental Health: Facts & Statistics
SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Approximately 2.2 million American adults, or about 1.1 percent of the population age 18 and older in a given year, have schizophrenia. – National Institute of Mental Health, 2001
- Schizophrenia affects men and women with equal frequency. – National Institute of Mental Health, 2001
- Symptoms Include:
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Disordered thinking
- Unusual speech or behavior
- Social withdrawal
- Impaired ability to interact with others
– National Institute of Mental Health, 1999
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