Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Natural Approaches

Affecting up to 1 percent of the global population, schizophrenia is a rare but debilitating condition that makes it difficult for one to know what’s real.

Although the cause of schizophrenia is unknown, a combination of genetic, environmental, and physiological factors plays a role. Pictured are enlarged ventricles, observed in 80 percent of people with schizophrenia. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock

Schizophrenia is a complex, chronic brain disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality, hallucinations (auditory), delusions, abnormal thinking, and difficulties in daily functioning.