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This chapter looks at the disease from a scientific point of view and presents objective data that demystify various aspects of schizophrenia: its prevalence and the burden on individuals, families, and society; the brain mechanisms associated with symptoms such as hallucinations, delirium, and alterations in cognition; the mechanisms of action of medication; the environmental and genetic causes of the disease; the repercussions on the brain of the evolution of the disease (neuroprogression); and the possible ways to mitigate this evolution with neuroplasticity.
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de Assis, J.C., Villares, C.C., Bressan, R.A. (2023). What Is This Disease?. In: Between Reason and Illusion . Copernicus Books . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24556-5_3
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