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Schizophrenia: Encouraging Social Skills

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Overview

Some symptoms of schizophrenia can be hard to treat, such as finding little or no pleasure in life and feeling no emotions. If someone you care for has schizophrenia, you may find these symptoms hard to deal with. The symptoms are often long-lasting and may make your loved one appear to be concerned only about himself or herself.

Encouraging social skills can help you and your loved one deal with these symptoms. Here are some things you can do.


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Current as of: June 24, 2023

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