Many people confuse schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder. It is actually something very different. Schizophrenia does not mean a split personality.
Schizophrenia is a type of psychotic disorder.
In addition, they must also have problems at work or home for at least six months before this diagnosis can be made. Other possible problems have to be excluded to diagnose schizophrenia. Positive signs are present in a schizophrenic but not in an average person. These include hallucinations and delusions. Negative signs include the inability to express emotion and the inability to set goals and meet them.