title: Schizophrenia: an illness of distorted reality.
abstract: Schizophrenia is a seriously disturbing disorder, both for the victim and for their families. Although treatments are available which can effectively control symptoms, their side effects are severe enough to cause many sufferers to discontinue taking them and their actions are not properly understood.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D018756:GABA Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000187:drug effects; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013569:Synapses / Q000737:chemistry; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D018756:GABA Antagonists; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D003024:Clozapine; D002746:Chlorpromazine