What is Schizophrenia?

What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that typically occurs in late adolescence or young adulthood, although it can develop at any time in life. The illness may include psychosis, lack of emotion, as well as disorganized thinking. People with schizophrenia may have any number of symptoms to varying degrees. In addition, the symptoms can be very mild, or very severe. While it can be a difficult illness to manage, with treatment recovery is possible.