Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is not having a “split personality” like Jeckyll and Hyde! It is an illness. People with schizophrenia have trouble telling what’s real from what’s not. For example, they may think that everyone is against them or that they are someone they’re not. They may hear voices or see things which are not there. They may sound very confused. They may stop washing or looking after themselves. People with schizophrenia can stay well with the help of medicines that make the symptoms go away. If they stop taking the medicines, the symptoms come back again.
These sites have info about mental health problems:
http://www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk/index(2).html has info on mental health problems including schizophrenia
