Understanding schizophrenia and psychosis

Schizophrenia is the name given to a group of psychotic disorders illustrated by significant disturbances in thought, emotion and behaviour.

People experiencing psychosis appear to have lost touch with everyone else's interpretation of what is going on around them. Psychosis is relatively rare, affecting around 3% of people.

Find out more by choosing a section below

  • Understanding schizophreniablurry trees

    Schizophrenia is the name given to a group of psychotic disorders illustrated by significant disturbances in thought, emotion and behaviour.
  • Understanding psychosisrainddrops on window: courtesy of andreika on flickr

    People experiencing psychosis appear to have lost touch with everyone else's interpretation of what is going on around them.
  • Supporting someone with a mental illnessfriends_hugging courtesy of allspace1 on Flickr

    There are some things that you may want to do to help your friend or family member if they are suffering from a mental illness.