What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia, often known as schizo, is a mental condition characterised by recurrent or continuous episodes of psychosis (difficulty in distinguishing what is real and what is not real).

What are the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia?

• visual and auditory hallucinations
• delusions
• panic
• perplexed thinking

What are schizophrenia risk factors? 

• genealogy of the family
• use of cannabis in adolescence 
• complications during pregnancy 
• adversity in childhood 
• birth in late winter or early spring