Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifest as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction wikipedia/2007. The textbook description of schizophrenia is a listing of symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behaviour npr.org/2002. There are many different views as to why people develop Schizophrenia. Research has shown that schizophrenia affects men and women equally and occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world mindencyclopedia/2007. The two main views are the nature and...
evidence the condition is gained through the mixture of both theories. The way in which the dopamine hypothesis is put forward, the person has already got a genetic predisposition to the condition, but the use of narcotics could be the trigger that is needed for the condition to surface. The use of a mixed approach would create a better understanding of the way in which schizophrenia is manifested. This would not only help in the way of understanding the condition, but treating the condition as well. This could eventually lead to the condition being nullified before the problems arise.