Schizophrenia was first known as THE SPLITTING OF MENTAL ASSOCIATIONS
This is why many people get confused. People think that schizophrenia is the same as multiple personality disorder, but this is not true.

ARTWORK: Jason Quirk
Qld Centre Mental Health Research 2004
Photography: Di Briffa

WHAT HAPPENS

(SYMPTOMS):

- Person thinks they have special powers -

- hearing or seeing people talk to them in the day or night -

- often hear or see people talk to them more than just one day -

- say things that don't make sense -

- laughing even though something is sad (inappropriate affect) -

- social withdrawal not wanting to see friends or family -

- symptoms happen for a month or more -

- Disorganised behaviour such as, 'taking a shower with your clothes on' -

- The common age bracket for the onset of Schizophrenia in men is between 18 years and 25 years. For women, it is between 25 years and 35 years.