This year, the #theme adopted for World Schizophrenia Day is ‘Discover Better Mental Health’.

This year, the #theme adopted for World Schizophrenia Day is ‘Discover Better Mental Health’.

#Schizophrenia is a serious #mental illness affecting more than 21 million people worldwide. To raise #awareness, each year on 24th May, #WorldSchizophreniaDay is marked to help people #suffering from this mental #illness. The purpose of this day is to spread awareness about this illness and also #eradicate the #myths.

Schizophrenia is a #psychiatric condition where certain #chemicals in certain areas of the #brain are out of #balance. If that happens there can be a lack of #coordination between #thoughts, #actions, and #emotions. The term ‘schizophrenia’ literally means “a #splitting of the mind” and was coined in 1910 by Swiss #psychiatrist Dr. Paul Eugen Bleuler. Schizophrenia starts in early adulthood or late adolescence, typically between the ages of 15 to 28.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),” Schizophrenia is characterised by #distortions in #thinking, #perception, emotions, #language, sense of self and #behaviour. Common experiences include #hallucinations (hearing voices or seeing things that are not there) and #delusions (fixed, false beliefs).Worldwide, schizophrenia is associated with considerable #disability and may affect #educational and #occupational #performance.”

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