Schizophrenia Signs Symptoms: What Are the Early Signs of Schizophrenia?

Question by ireallyknownothing: What are the early signs of schizophrenia?
Before you actually get it? In a teenager?

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Schizophrenia typically begins with depressive symptoms and “negative symptoms” such as apathy, lack of ambition, inability to feel pleasure, and decreased quality of speech or facial movement. Early onset also shows through cognitive impairments like reduction in motor skills, poor abstract thought, and memory problems. They also display social impairments such as inability to go to work or school and problems with relationships.

After the course of about 5 years, the disease progresses to “positive symptoms,” which include hallucinations and delusions.

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