1.ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It interferes with a person's ability to think, feel and act. The illness alters the senses, making it very difficult for a person with schizophrenia to tell what is real from what is not real. The term "schizophrenia" was introduced in 1911 by a Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler. The word comes from the Greek word schizo meaning "split" and phrenia meaning "…showed first 75 words of 3002 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3002 total…Visited: 12/4/03 SANE Australia Web Site: http://www.sane.org/factsheetschizophrenia.html Topic: Schizophrenia (Fact sheet 2) Authors Details: not listed Date Visited: 14/4/03 Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Web Site: http://www.sfnsw.org.au/ Date Visited: 3/4/2003 University of Melbourne, Department of Criminology (Assessment Devices) Web Site: http://www.criminology.unimelb.edu.au/victims/resources/psychinfo/schiz_info.html Topic: Psycho-educational Material on Schizophrenia Authors Details: Dr. Grant J. Devilly. Last Edited: Wednesday April 18, 2001 Date visited: 12/4/03