Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that often goes misunderstood, creating a lonely experience for sufferers. In Singapore, 1 in 116 persons had been diagnosed with schizophrenia at some point in their lives, making schizophrenia the most common among all psychotic disorders in Singapore.

How can we navigate the stigma around mental health illnesses like schizophrenia? What more do we know about research that is being done to help individuals who have this illness? 

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Joyce Teo, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times to find out more. 

To find out more, you can tune in to the Health Check podcast on The Straits Times every first Wednesday of the month.