Schizophrenia is a complex and debilitating brain disorder that typically emerges in late adolescence and early adulthood and is characterized by hallucinations and delusions (commonly known as positive symptoms), social withdrawal, alogia, and flat affect (negative symptoms), and cognitive disabilities. Schizophrenia afflicts approximately 1% of the population worldwide incurring substantial individual, family, and societal costs1 along with shortened life span.
