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For many years, Dr Delaney Ruston battled the stigma of having a father who suffered from the disease but that was a long time ago. Now she travels the world, showcasing her documentary Hidden Pictures to break down the myths and stigma attached to the disease.
What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a condition that affects the patient by young adulthood and continues till old age, in almost all cases. It is a mental disorder that is characterized by breakdown of thoughts and poor social responsiveness. People with schizophrenia are likely to have additional conditions, including major depression and anxiety disorders. Almost 50% of the patients have a substance abuse problem. They experience social problems, such as long-term unemployment, poverty and homelessness. The most common symptoms that patients have are auditory hallucinations, paranoid behaviour, delusions, and disorder in speech and thinking. As this condition progresses it leads to social degradation or isolation. A diagnosis is usually based on observed behaviour and patients reports. As commonly thought schizophrenia does not imply a split personality, or a multiple personality disorder, rather, the term schizophrenia means a ‘splitting of mental functions’, so named because of what the patient presents.
On-screen example
Schizophrenia has often been portrayed onscreen, the most famous Bollywood example being Salman Khan-starrer Tere Naam but the movie did make it seem like all schizophrenics need an asylum which is not the case. The most famous Hollywood example was a film called The Beautiful Mind which documented the life of economics Nobel laureate mathematician John Nash played by Russell Crowe.
For many years, Dr Delaney Ruston battled the stigma of having a father who suffered from the disease but that was a long time ago. Now she travels the world, showcasing her documentary Hidden Pictures to break down the myths and stigma attached to the disease.
What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a condition that affects the patient by young adulthood and continues till old age, in almost all cases. It is a mental disorder that is characterized by breakdown of thoughts and poor social responsiveness. People with schizophrenia are likely to have additional conditions, including major depression and anxiety disorders. Almost 50% of the patients have a substance abuse problem. They experience social problems, such as long-term unemployment, poverty and homelessness. The most common symptoms that patients have are auditory hallucinations, paranoid behaviour, delusions, and disorder in speech and thinking. As this condition progresses it leads to social degradation or isolation. A diagnosis is usually based on observed behaviour and patients reports. As commonly thought schizophrenia does not imply a split personality, or a multiple personality disorder, rather, the term schizophrenia means a ‘splitting of mental functions’, so named because of what the patient presents.
On-screen example
Schizophrenia has often been portrayed onscreen, the most famous Bollywood example being Salman Khan-starrer Tere Naam but the movie did make it seem like all schizophrenics need an asylum which is not the case. The most famous Hollywood example was a film called The Beautiful Mind which documented the life of economics Nobel laureate mathematician John Nash played by Russell Crowe.
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