Schizophrenia is a highly complex, and thus often misunderstood, mental illness. It is characterized by differing clusters of symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, disorganized cognition, and more. Depending on the type of schizophrenia being experienced, there will be disturbances in the thinking, feeling, perceptions, and self-relation to the world. We have organized this information as simply as possible, so please take a read and share it to help raise the awareness of schizophrenia.