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Most people think Dr. Jekyll- Mr. Hyde displays a good picture of what schizophrenia
is. They are however, wrong, schizophrenia is not a switch in character.
Schizophrenia in one sentence is defined as a chronic, severe, and disabling
brain disease that can be characterized by hallucinations, illusions, delusions,
and disorder thinking that comes from various sources. |
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OCD afflicts about
3.3 million adult Americans. |
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It strikes men
and women in approximately equal numbers and usually first appears
in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. |
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One-third of adults
with OCD report having experienced their first symptoms as children.
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The course of
the disease is variable-symptoms may come and go, they may ease
over time, or they can grow progressively worse. |
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Research evidence
suggests that OCD might run in families. |
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Usually children
with OCD do not even realize what they are doing is out of the
ordinary.
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Depression or
other anxiety disorders may accompany OCD and some people with
OCD also have eating disorders. |
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