| Essay Archive - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia 	No other psychological disorder is as widely misunderstood as schizophrenia.  The public often associates schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder, assuming that schizophrenic patients fluctuate between a placid personality and a monstrous, violent one.  Famous stories such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde help support this belief.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  The term schizophrenic literally means “split-mind,” the term refers to the fragmentation or splitting of normally integrated psychological functioning.  A schizophrenic patient has only one personality, but his or her cognitive....
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