So, whereas the typical person might think of their «
environment» as their house, or their neighborhood - scientists trying to understand the factors that influence the development of schizophrenia define
environment to include everything from the social, nutritional, hormonal and
chemical environment in the womb of the mother during pregnancy, up to the social dynamics and stress a person is exposed to, to street drug use, education, virus exposure, vitamin use, and any other factor that could
possibly be involved with the development of schizophrenia.