What is it?

• Psychotic disorder
• Disabling brain disease
• Typical onset in late teens and mid-30's

Four central issues:

• Delusions: false personal beliefs, grandiosity, paranoia
• Hallucinations: hearing voices, seeing things that are not there
• Disorganized speech: inability to follow a line of logic, using nonsense sentences
• Disorganized behavior: strange or socially inappropriate behavior

What does it look like?

• Problems attending classes or appointments
• Loss of desire to study or attend class
• Difficulties concentrating and memorizing
• Appears disinterested and lethargic
• Socially isolates because others perceive them as strange or scary
• Frequent absences due to hospitalizations

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