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Schizophrenia was original referred to as “dementia praecox” due to the symptoms of the illness which causes severe incapacity. The illness was initially defined in the late 19th century by Emil Kraepelin and a team that also included Alois Alzheimer. More than two million people, about 1% of the population, suffer from the illness today!
