Is it possible to be completely cured of schizophrenia? No, that's not true: There is no known cure for schizophrenia. The brain disorder requires lifelong treatment, which can reduce symptoms for patients enough to engage in daily life.
The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on Tiktok by @ssolssul with a text formatted like an anonymous blog post, with a stock photo of a man wrapping his face with his hands. The video opened:
The story of how I was completely cured of schizophrenia.
This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Wed Jun 15 13:11:00 2023 UTC)
The text in the video reads:
I am a man who has developed schizophrenia and was completely cured of it.
Without going further into detail, the video discusses some of the symptoms he experienced, such as paranoia and auditory hallucinations.
These are symptoms of schizophrenia, but the scientific consensus is that there is no known cure for schizophrenia as of now, and it requires lifelong treatment. There are treatment options proven to be effective, like antipsychotic medications and psychosocial treatments, for reducing the intensity of its symptoms. However, schizophrenia cannot be "completely cured," as the man in the video claims.
