Schizophrenia in Film and History (opens in new tab)

What is schizophrenia? It is a psychotic disorder that typically results in hallucinations and delusions, leaving a person with impeded daily functioning. The word schizophrenia translates roughly as the "splitting of the mind," and comes from the Greek roots schizein ( "to split") and phren- ( "mind"). The onset of the disease typically occurs in young adulthood; for males, around 21 years of age, for females, around 25 years of age. We don't know exactly what causes schizophrenia. There are...