Hearing Voices (Schizophrenia on the brain)

Facts

Facts:

*Schizophrenia is a serious disorder of the mind and brain but it is also highly treatable, although there is no cure for schizophrenia.

*It was estimated that a cure for schizophrenia could be found within 10 years (year of 2013) *Traditionally, however, schizophrenia has only received a small fraction of the amount of medical research dollars that go into other serious diseases and disorders.

*Schizophrenia is a devastating disorder for most people who are affected, and very costly for families and society.

*The overall cost of schizophrenia was estimated to be $62.7 billion, with $22.7 billion excess direct health care cost ($7.0 billion outpatient, $5.0 billion drugs, $2.8 billion inpatient, $8.0 billion long-term care).