Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that causes people to experience hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and negative symptoms that often include being emotionally flat or speaking in a dull, or disconnected way.*
Schizophrenia can be treated with medication and therapy, and many individuals are able to live full lives after being diagnosed.
Should read: The materials within this section of the toolkit are informational and are not to be used to diagnose and treat schizophrenia or any psychotic disorder.
Schizophrenia resources
Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia
Cardiovascular Monitoring for People with Cardiovascular Disease and Schizophrenia
Diabetes Monitoring for People with Diabetes and Schizophrenia
Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics
Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics
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* National Alliance on Mental Health – NAMI: Schizophrenia (accessed December 2022): nami.org.