Psychology
Introduction Schizophrenia is a chronic progredient (malignant) mental illness with undefined etiology that leads to a change in the patient's personality. The word "schizophrenia" comes from the Greek words "schizo" – fission, split and "fran" - soul that indicates the splitting of mind, disharmony of thinking, emotions and will. The term was first introduced by Paul Eugen Bleuler, so the disease is sometimes called Bleuler’s disease. Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most important public health problems in the world. According to modern surveys, from 0.5 to 1% of world’s population is affected by it. Moreover, ...
