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People want, crave, and anticipate pleasure. To that end, dopamine is an excellent ingredient in a complex reward system. But dopamine as a “happiness hormone” sells the story short. In the right conditions, it can be a hellish molecule that causes hallucinations, delusions, and tremors or psychomotor dysfunction.

Thought disorder disrupts the flow of regular thinking and communication processes, causing widespread dysfunction that extends to emotions, behavior, and a developing a sense of self. Read more about how thought disorder affects those with schizophrenia.

Yes, schizophrenia can be on a spectrum. As a matter of fact, a set of related disorders to schizophrenia make up the spectrum developed by the current medical community.