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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffLeft untreated, schizophrenia can result in severe emotional, behavioral, health, and even legal and financial problems that affect every area of your life. Complications that schizophrenia may cause or be associated with include:
- Suicide
- Self-destructive behavior, such as self-injury
- Depression
- Abuse of alcohol, drugs or prescription medications
- Poverty
- Homelessness
- Family conflicts
- Inability to work or attend school
- Health problems from antipsychotic medications
- Being a victim or perpetrator of violent crime
- Heart disease, often related to heavy smoking
