F20: Schizophrenia

F20.6: Simple schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental illness. Your thinking, perception and mood may have changed as a result. There are different reasons for this illness.

With this illness, in the form you have it, the symptoms develop slowly. It involves personality changes, for example. You can feel lethargic and lose interest in things. You may become quieter and show less emotion. People can withdraw from their surrounds and become less productive.