Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects the entire personality in various ways and manifests on different levels. Those affected are often significantly impaired in their thinking, feelings, and movements. We differentiate between various forms of schizophrenia, the causes of which remain unclear to this day. However, about 40 percent of those affected fully recover after one or a few schizophrenic episodes. To find satisfactory answers to the many questions that inevitably arise after a diagnosis of schizophrenia, it is recommended for anyone directly affected to engage more deeply with the illness. Author Ursula Schnieder has spent two years collaborating with top doctors and therapists to assist readers of this book on their path to recovery.