Schizophrenia is a serious mental disease. It is treatable but not curable. There are medications that can be give which can greatly help in decreasing the symptoms associated with the disorder. But, the medications but be taken and not stopped. Therapy is also very helpful. There are new therapies that are becoming popular to assist in dealing with this and other mental illnesses like cognative therapy and other types.
This type of mental illness comes on just like cancer or any other type of illness. The cause is not known but it may be due to genetics or even a reaction to a chemical imbalance. Those who have it are not strange and they are also not at fault. It certainly can be treated though and treatment is recommended.