Schizophrenia explained and treatments

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population will be diagnosed with it over the course of their lives (Torrey 2) Recognition of this disease dates back to the 1800's when Emil Kraepelin concluded after a comprehensive study of thousands of patients that a "state of dementia was supposed to follow precociously or soon after the onset of the illness." Eugene Bleuler, a famous Swiss psychiatrist, coined the term "schizophrenia," referring to what he called the "splitting of the various psychic functions" (Honig 209-211) Having a "split personality" is often incorrectly associated with schizophrenia Possessing multiple personalities on different occasions is a form of neurosis vice psychosis (Chapman) Symptoms most commonly associated with schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorder (Torrey 1). Delusions are irrational ideas, routinely absurd and outlandish A patient may believe that he or she is possessed of great wealth, intellect, importance or power