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Symptoms. Schizophrenia involves a range of problems with thinking, behavior or emotions. Signs and symptoms may vary, but usually involve delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech, and reflect an impaired ability to function. The effect can be disabling.
Symptoms. Schizophrenia involves a range of problems in how people think, feel and behave. Symptoms may include: Delusions. This is when people believe in things that aren't real or true. For example, people with schizophrenia could think that they're being harmed or harassed when they aren't.
What is likely causing my child's symptoms or condition? What are other possible causes? What kinds of tests does my child need? Is my child's condition likely temporary or long term? How will a diagnosis of childhood schizophrenia affect my child's life? What's the best treatment for my child? What specialists does my child need to see?
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania.
What symptoms does your loved one have and when did you first notice them? Has anyone else in your loved one's family been diagnosed with schizophrenia? Do symptoms occur some of the time or all the time? Has your loved one talked about suicide? How well does your loved one do in daily life?
Some symptoms of schizoid personality disorder are similar to autism spectrum disorders, other personality disorders — especially avoidant personality disorder — and early symptoms of schizophrenia.
Although the exact symptoms can vary from person to person, schizophrenia may cause hallucinations, delusions and disorganized behavior, as well as loss of interest in activities and social withdrawal. Cognitive symptoms might also impact functions such as attention and memory.
Symptoms. Schizotypal personality disorder usually includes five or more of these symptoms. The person may: Be a loner and lack close friends and other relationships outside of the immediate family. Have flat emotions or have emotional responses that are limited or not proper socially. Have too much social anxiety, which is ongoing.
Symptoms. Borderline personality disorder affects how you feel about yourself, relate to others and behave. Symptoms may include: A strong fear of abandonment. This includes going to extreme measures so you're not separated or rejected, even if these fears are made up.
Examples of obsession symptoms include: Fear of being contaminated by touching objects others have touched. Doubts that you've locked the door or turned off the stove. Intense stress when objects aren't orderly or facing a certain way. Images of driving your car into a crowd of people.