Conditions · Psychotic
Schizophrenia — NIMH overview
What schizophrenia is, what it isn't, and what current treatment looks like in 2025.
National Institute of Mental Health11 min read
NIMH's schizophrenia page is the most accurate plain-language explainer in U.S. circulation. It separates positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions) from negative symptoms (flattening, withdrawal) and cognitive symptoms (executive difficulty), and walks through the now-substantial evidence for coordinated specialty care in first-episode psychosis.
It is also explicit about what schizophrenia is not — not 'split personality,' not synonymous with violence, not a single disease but a syndrome with several likely underlying biologies.
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