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SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A MEDICAL ILLNES THAT CAUSES STRANGE THINKING, FEELINGS, AND UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR. A CHRONIC, SEVERE, AND DISABLING BRAIN DISEASE. ABOUT 1% OF THE POPULATION DEVELOPS SCHIZOPHRENIA DURING THEIR LIFE TIME. MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM THE ILLNESS IN A GIVEN YEAR. SCHIZOPHRENIA REQUIRES CHRONIC TREATMENT TO REDUCE SUFFERING AND TO RESTORE DAILY FUNCTION. PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA OFTEN SUFFER TERRIFYING SYMTOMS SUCH AS: HEARING VOICES NOT HEARD BY OTHERS, CONFUSED THINKING, DECLI