What causes schizophrenia?

When patients cannot tell the difference between what is real and not real, doctors look at schizophrenia as a cause. Psychiatrist Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman describes the factors that contribute to the development of this mental disorder.

[roxannemua]

My sister has schizophrenia NO ONE ELSE in my family has any mental issue like schizophrenia. None of my aunts ocusins grandparents or great grandparents they all worked hard its a mystery ;//

[exwhyz]

is it possible it runs in families more because the children are themselves brought up by the schizes who end up nurturing/conditioning them accordingly through to adulthood.