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Schizophrenia Purpose: To inform the audience about schizophrenia Thesis: Schizophrenia is among the most severe psychiatric disorders, in order to understand the severity of this disease it is important to explore what exactly schizophrenia is, the causes, and the different treatments. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Imagine living in a world where you can’t tell reality from imagination. Not knowing if that person looking at you even ceases to be. Imagine hearing voices in your head, making life so unbearable you feel lost and don’t know where to turn. This might sound horrible to most of you, but this is reality for those who are burdened with the destructive mental disease schizophrenia. B. Relevance: Schizophrenia remains a mystery that has fascinated the greatest minds of psychiatry and neuroscience for hundreds of years. It is a disabling condition with the age onset of men (15-25) and women (25-35). But symptoms can start as early as age 12. 1.3 % of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is a life crippling disease and is almost impossible to live with. At least half of the schizophrenia population will try to committee suicide or resort to drugs as a way to escape there disease. C. As a psychology student in High School I became very intrigued in topic of schizophrenia. I was given a chance to talk to a individual diagnosed with schizophrenia and realized the severity of the disease. D. Thesis: Schizophrenia is among the most severe psychiatric disorders, in order to understand the severity of this disease it is important to explore what exactly it is, the causes of it, and the different treatments for the disease.
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