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Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects certain brain functions such as thinking, perception, emotions and behavior. It belongs to the psychotic disorders. In the West, people who suffer from mental illness are highly stigmatized. They are not accepted in the community and sometimes not even in hospitals. Unfortunately, mentally ill people themselves accept the stereotype of their own condition. Some reports even indicate that patients with psychiatric disorders reject mental illness more than their family members or hospital staff. To talk to us about this topic, we are joined by Dr. Lina María Escobar Gómez, Psychiatric Physician at the San Vicente Fundación University Hospital. Learn more about this and other health topics at http://www.elhospitalblog.com For more information about San Vicente Fundación visit http://www.sanvicentefundacion.com