23 Million People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia by 2025: What Is the Impact?
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects how people think, feel, and behave. Schizophrenia causes psychosis and leads to significant disability, according to the WHO.
TL;DR
- Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness impacting thought, feeling, and behavior, causing psychosis and significant disability.
- Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts and behavior, and reduced speech.
- Approximately 23 million people are expected to be diagnosed by 2025.
- The illness typically manifests in late adolescence or early adulthood.
- Individuals with schizophrenia often die nine years earlier than the general population, frequently due to cardiovascular, metabolic, or infectious diseases.
- Causes are thought to be a result of genetic and environmental factor interactions.
- Excessive cannabis use is associated with an increased risk.
- Treatment options include medication, psychoeducation, family interventions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
- At least one in three people can fully recover with lifelong treatment options.