Socializing Effects Of Schizophrenia

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Additionally, there is information on the socializing effects of an individual with schizophrenia. One’s ability to function in the workplace, along with one’s social skills are affected by symptoms of schizophrenia (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Government of Canada, 2012, “What is Schizophrenia” para. 2). The Schizophrenia Society of Canada also says that “social difficulties are one of the hallmarks of schizophrenia” (2017, “socializing and bias”, para. 1).
In a review of the social cognitions of schizophrenia, it is stated that, in 2011 Fett, Viechtbauer, Dominguez, Penn, van Os, and Krabbendam and also in 2012, Green, Hellemann, Horan, Lee, and Wynn point out that “individuals with schizophrenia often display

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