1. “Is That Real?”

2. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it hard to: *Tell the difference between what is real and not real *Think clearly *Have normal emotional responses. * Act normally in social situations

3. * Experts are not sure exactly what causes Schizophrenia. They do think the genetics play a role. *Certain events may trigger Schizophrenia in people who are already at risk because of their genes *You are more likely to develop Schizophrenia if you have a family member that already has the disease. *Develops in both men and women

4. * Irritable and Tense *Depression *Insomnia *Forgetful *Depression *Inappropriate laughing and crying *Odd or irrational statements *Flat *Inability to express self *Unable to concentrate *Delusions *Disorganized Speech *Withdrawl

5. Aripiprazole (ay ri pip' ray zole) ABILIFY * Dr. William H. Carson was on the board to help develop the drug * Add on drug * Helps by lessoning the amount of serotonin and dopamine in brain * Abilify is not a cure, it is simply used to lesson effects of disease

6.  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schiz ophrenia/index.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schiz ophrenia/index.shtml  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001925/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001925/  Google images of Schizophrenia  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0000221/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0000221/