Schizophrenia affects more people today than a few decades ago. This disease is present throughout the United States and in all cultures. People are now aware and understand how devastating the disease can be to one's life. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder of the brain, but it is highly treatable. In the United States, the total number of people affected by the disease is approximately 2.2% of the adult population. The average number of people affected per 1,000 residents is 7.2% per 1,000, meaning that a city of 3 million people will have around 21,000 people suffering from schizophrenia. People with mental illness should seek early treatment to be stabilized with medication. Over a 10-year period, 25% of schizophrenics made a full recovery, and 25% improved greatly and became independent, while 15% were hospitalized and without improvement, and 10% died by suicide. Since most schizophrenics recover from the illness and live independently, some are not so lucky. Where are some people with schizophrenia? About 6% are homeless and living in shelters, 6% live in prisons, and 5 to 6% live in hospitals, while 25% live with family members, 28% live independently, and 20% live in supervised housing or a group. houses. The purpose of this research article is to uncover and explore how people with schizophrenia live with mental illness on a daily basis and how the effects can be devastating to themselves and their family members. According to researchers, schizophrenia can be cured with thorough treatment, family support, medication and constant psychiatric evaluations. My results also proved that the researchers were accurate in their analysis. The results are damning for schizophrenia patients... middle of article... quite often, schizophrenics can seem to wonder about the voices in their head because they are forced to respond. Disorganized speech is a disorder of thought content. A person forms a communicative group of words and sounds, but is unable to speak effectively for others to understand. Some people can form new words that are not real or not in the dictionary. It's just a word that seems important to them and can confuse others. Schizophrenics quickly exhibit catatonic behavior, are unable to care for themselves, and have problems functioning. Some may no longer enjoy life and find themselves in traffic or unable to maintain good personal hygiene. Some schizophrenics may engage in silly behaviors, such as wearing a coat, scarf, or long boots on hot, sunny days. Others may appear upset in public, look sad, or say stupid things to others..