Schizophrenia
If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia - Margaret Atwood
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The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why
The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it. Its passing will not be mourned.
Today, having a diagnosis of schizophrenia is associated with a life-expectancy reduction of nearly two decades. By some criteria, only one in seven people recover. Despite heralded advances in treatments, staggeringly, the proportion of people who recover hasn’t increased over time. Something is profoundly wrong.
Part of the problem turns out to be the concept of schizophrenia itself.
Arguments that schizophrenia is a distinct disease have been “fatally…
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Schizophrenia Test
This free screening test is for anyone who wants to see if they may have the symptoms commonly associated with a schizophrenia-specific disorder, such as Schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder.
How the power of art can help scientists like me understand the experience of schizophrenia
There is no single factor that causes schizophrenia, but we know that genes are important. But neither is there a “schizophrenia gene”. Instead, many hundreds of genes act in concert to subtly increase or decrease how likely we are to become ill, given the environment in which we find ourselves.
Schizophrenia Runs in My Family. What Does That Mean for Me and My Baby?
The writer spent her mid-20s anticipating a psychotic break that never came. Soon to be a mother herself, she reflects on fear, family history and the future.
The Brain's GPS System Holds Clues To Schizophrenia And A Unifying Theory Of Mind
Now, for the first time, scientists have observed complex behaviors of disinhibitory cells in the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory.
Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia?
CATS, YOU MIGHT have heard, cause schizophrenia. Or—more recently—they do nothing of the sort. It's a decades-long scientific investigation, infrequently punctuated by headline-grabbing stories that definitively claim one or the other, depending on whatever the newest sliver of research indicates.
Job Hunting With Schizophrenia
Most Americans with the condition can and want to work. What’s standing in their way?
Mind Your Mind
My story dealing with schizophrenia.
People Abuse the Word Schizophrenic on Twitter—and That’s Terrible
Twitter—which offers a window into the uncensored and unscripted discourse of the online generation—reveals youths’ negative attitudes and perspectives about schizophrenia. These attitudes surely contribute to delays in help-seeking when one of these young adults starts to experience the symptoms of schizophrenia.
Psychologists once linked autism to schizophrenia—and blamed moms for both
A new industry of psychoanalytic parent blaming grew up in the 1960s and ’70s, alongside the new biochemistry work that was supposed to put it out of business. It was focused on a kind of schizophrenia that allegedly affected only young children. So-called “childhood schizophrenia” did not look much like adult schizophrenia; it rarely involved hallucinations, strange delusions, or paranoia. It was instead characterized by cognitive decline and withdrawal into a world of fantasy.
Scientists Move Closer to Understanding Schizophrenia’s Cause
The researchers pieced together the steps by which genes can increase a person’s risk of developing schizophrenia. That risk, they found, is tied to a natural process called synaptic pruning, in which the brain sheds weak or redundant connections between neurons as it matures.
This Is What Developing Acute Schizophrenia Feels Like
One night last winter, while watching television, my legs started to shake against the bed sheets as a cacophony began in my head, like a crowd of people were chatting beside my pillow. There wasn't screaming or anything, just a steady, confusing noise.
This May Be The Cause Of Schizophrenia
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 21 million people globally suffer from schizophrenia, a mental health disorder associated with abnormalities involving perception and self-awareness, ultimately affecting thought and language. It is estimated that nearly 50% of patients do not receive appropriate medication to treat the disorder.
What causes schizophrenia? What we know, don’t know and suspect
Schizophrenia is one of the world’s top ten causes of disability. It develops between the ages of 16 and 30 and often persists for life.
What It's Like to Be a High-Functioning Schizophrenic
Even on medication, I experience auditory hallucinations all the time.
When Your Sons Are Schizophrenic
In “No One Cares About Crazy People,” Ron Powers writes of parental love, bewilderment and rage at the vagaries of biological fate. John Donvan says it is one of the most engrossing accounts of raising a family he’s ever read.
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here’s why
The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it. Its passing will not be mourned.
Doc GM Splash Fly
Thoughts and Creative Works by a person diagnosed with schizophrenia, as insight into this mental health issue.
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Schizophrenia Bulletin seeks to review recent developments and empirically based hypotheses regarding the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia. We view the field as broad and deep, and will publish new knowledge ranging from the molecular basis to social and cultural factors.
Schizophrenia Forum
The mission of the SRF is to help in the search for causes, treatments, and understanding of the devastating disease of schizophrenia. Our goal is to foster collaboration among researchers by providing an international online forum where ideas, research news, and data can be presented and discussed.
Schizophrenia Research
As official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society Schizophrenia Research is THE journal of choice for international researchers and clinicians to share their work with the global schizophrenia research community.
Schizophrenia.com
A non-profit community providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia, a disorder of the brain and mind.
Successful Schizophrenia
Our mission is to help psychiatry (for its own good) free itself from the delusions that keep it from being an effective medical speciality and to provide proof that thousands of people are right when they say they are NOT mentally ill.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Did you know that schizophrenia affects more than 1 percent of the world's population?
Mental Health America
Schizophrenia is a serious disorder which affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Someone with schizophrenia may have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary; may be unresponsive or withdrawn; and may have difficulty expressing normal emotions in social situations.
MH Reference
Providing general information on schizophrenic disorders, this section also describes the symptoms employed by psychiatrists as diagnostic criteria for disorders such as paranoid schizophrenia and catatonic schizophrenia.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Schizophrenia is often mischaracterized as an untreatable disease associated with violent behavior and many untrue and unfortunate stereotypes have developed. Most individuals living with schizophrenia are not violent; risk of violence is associated primarily with factors such as psychotic symptoms or substance abuse.
PsychCentral
In spite of advances in the understanding of its causes, course and treatment, schizophrenia continues to confound both health professionals and the public. It is easier for the average person to cope with the idea of cancer than it is to understand the odd behavior, hallucinations or strange ideas of the person with schizophrenia.
PsyWeb.com
Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating and debilitating forms of mental illness. Classified as a psychotic disorder, it afflicts approximately 1% of the world’s adult population. Historical documents suggest that schizophrenia has plagued mankind for thousands of years.
SZ Magazine
SZ Magazine has the information about schizophrenia that you are looking for. Each issue provides you with informative articles, recovery stories, caregiver tips and first person accounts of real people who are living with and recovering from this illness.
World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders
Schizophrenia affects people from all walks of life, usually young people between the ages of 15 and 30. Not everyone will experience the same symptoms, but some symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hearing voices, are common to many.
American Psychological Association
A combination of risk factors allows researchers to predict with up to 80 percent accuracy who is going to experience a psychotic break, the first onset of which can lead to a lifetime of illness, a new study concludes.
MayoClinic
Schizophrenia is a group of serious brain disorders in which reality is interpreted abnormally. Schizophrenia results in hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior.
Medical News Today
The latest Schizophrenia News articles published daily. Includes news on schizophrenia - a type of psychosis, characterized by abnormalities in perception, content of thought, and thought processes
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