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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]

Epidemiology

Prevalence

The prevalence of schizophrenia is 300 to 700 per 100,000 (0.3%-0.7%) of the overall population.