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In this assignment, schizophrenia is going to be discussed and antipsychotics are going to be critically analysed, from the World Health Organization they have stated that â€Å"Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder affecting more than 21 million people worldwide† (WHO, 2016). Schizophrenia is characterized by changes in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behaviour. The main things that people have occur with this mental health issue are Hallucinations where a person is hearing, seeing or feeling things that are not there in the first place. They also get Delusions that are fixed false beliefs or suspicions that are firmly believed even when there is evidence to suggest that they are not taking place, a person can also have abnormal Behaviour they can be seen to have a strange appearance, they can start to self-neglect, have incoherent speech, wandering aimlessly without a cause and sometimes be mumbling or laughing to self. 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