How do Schizophrenia Symptoms Progress over 40 years?

Today (May 24) is World Schizophrenia Day. The purpose of this day is to increase awareness and reduce the stigma associated with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. This chronic mental illness is associated with positive symptoms, negative symptoms, depression/anxiety, excitement/hostility, and neurocognitive impairment. Let’s begin by answering this question:

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder with chronic progression. Which of the following schizophrenia symptoms domain is known to dominate after 30 years of schizophrenia onset?

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  3. Correlation between individual schizophrenia symptomatology and duration of the illness. 
  4. Stages of Schizophrenia. 
  5. Schizophrenia symptoms progression with each stage.

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