It is the most common serious mental disorder. It is defined bya group of characteristic positive and negative symptoms along with deterioration in social, occupational, interpersonal relationships. Lifetime prevalence of 1% and incidence rate of 0.15 to 0.25% and displays high heritability.
Symptoms:
Diagnosis
Continuous signs and symptom of disturbance should be there for, at least 6 months (DSM) or 1 month (ICD).
Treatment
