#schizophrenia

#schizophrenia

For decades, a woman named Mary suffered from consuming delusions. Long-lost professional colleagues were meddling with her life; someone was spying on her through a camera in the showerhead; her eldest daughter was conspiring against her and putting poison on her pizza.

"The size of the cheque is the most important thing. You cannot make bricks without straw. There are simply not the cash resources available for what needs to be done."

In AVATAR therapy, a digital avatar represents the patient's inner voice, enabling constructive engagement and significant improvements for those with auditory hallucinations.

Hoarding behavior often begins early in life, sometimes before the onset of schizophrenia-related symptoms.