People often think that schizophrenia is a split personality or lots of different types of personalities, which is not true. Another misperception is that schizophrenia is caused by bad mothering or bad rearing practices or possibly that schizophrenics are morally weak. I do not believe any of these things to be true. Schizophrenia is in fact a biological condition, not different from other medical conditions. The important thing is to actually identify the condition and diagnose it as early as possible.
Medications can be very effective today in reducing the symptoms.
Counseling is also very important to make sure that individual experiencing these symptoms can be supported. Additionally important is to offer a variety of rehabilitative services for individuals. These treatments can be extremely effective in helping the person live a relatively full and good live out in the community. It provides extensive resources, information, and research on mental health, including schizophrenia. InteliHealth is a media company formed as a joint venture between Aetna U.S. Healthcare and the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Health System.