What are the symptoms of schizophrenia? ?

Question

Is there a certain age that people can get it at?

Answer 1

Millie just described the negative symptoms, ways of being that are diminished.  These same symptoms can be seen in depression and a few other disorders.  They do not make for schizophrenia.  What is necessary are positive symtpoms - hallucinations and delusions.  Hallucinations are seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling or tasting things that are not real.  Delusions are believing things that are not real, the hallucinations for example.

http://www.schizophrenia.com has a lot of info.

Answer 2

a common symptom also is visual and auditory hallucinations.

Answer 3

Some of the symptoms are social withdrawal, hallucinations (mainly auditory), delusions, disorganized thinking and disorganized behavior.  The prodome of schizophrenia is from ages 17-20.  This is when the disease will appear in most people.  People with schizophrenia can show signs in their childhood.  For example, as a child they may be socially withdrawn.  This is just some info I retained from school.  If you feel psychologically ill, you should seek help a.s.a.p.  You wouldn't wait to get help for a broken arm, so you shouldn't wait to get help for a mental illness.  Hope this helps!

Answer 4

You might want to read this before you flush your life down the toilet.

http://www.etfrc.com/ChemicalImbalances....

Answer 5

It can occur at any time but most symptoms show up around teenage years. The symptoms are as follows:

lack of emotion - the inability to enjoy regular activities (visiting with friends, etc.) as much as before

Low energy - the person tends to sit around and sleep much more than normal

lack of interest in life, low motivation

Affective flattening - a blank, blunted facial expression or less lively facial movements, flat voice (lack of normal intonations and variance) or physical movements.

Alogia (difficulty or inability to speak)

Inappropriate social skills or lack of interest or ability to socialize with other people

Inability to make friends or keep friends, or not caring to have friends

Social isolation - person spends most of the day alone or only with close family

disorganized thinking

slow thinking

difficulty understanding

poor concentration

poor memory

difficulty expressing thoughts

difficulty integrating thoughts, feelings and behavior

Answer 6

You can find out all about it at www.WebMD.com