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It is a clinical syndrome that can lead to delusions, hallucinations, and disorganised behaviour.
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Schizophrenia has numerous clinical types like paranoid, disorganised, catatonic, residual schizophrenia, and various others.
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Increased stressful situations in one’s life may be a trigger for the onset or relapse of this condition.
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In such conditions, the person becomes unable to make decisions when presented with a situation.
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The person may feel as if voices are talking about them. They may hear two or more voices .
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It means creating new words or phrases for day-to-day things — words that do not exist in the dictionary. They may also use normal words in a bizarre way.
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The person affected with schizophrenia may repeat and echo the words or sentences spoken by the person talking to them.
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At times, people may tend to include extra or irrelevant words in their speech when they’re suffering from schizophrenia.
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They may hear sounds, or even hear voices commenting on their actions. Visual hallucinations may be seen; however, they’re less common than auditory ones.