‘Intruders’ in the Brain!!
In a book titled, Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients and Providers, Dr. Edwin. Fuller Torrey, M.D., expertly highlights the confusion and ...
Month: October 2016
The Dangers of Misdiagnosis of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mysterious disease, and although we seem to gain deeper knowledge into its quirks and idiosyncrasies, this only seems to lead to more questio...
Antipsychotic Medication: The Lesser of Two Evils? Empathy and Obstacles in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
The Dilemma: Have you ever listened to the side-effects that medication advertisements list at the end of commercials? It seems like the narrator is turbo-talki...
Schizophrenia: Neglecting Its Negative Symptoms
Compared to other mental health disorders, schizophrenia is not very common; however, its symptoms can be incredibly disabling. Schizophrenia is a chronic menta...
Genetics, Childhood Adversity, and Schizophrenia
In the science world today, genetic markers for disease are an extremely popular topic. Since the human genome was sequenced, researchers have been studying hum...
Out of the Darkness: The Truth About Schizophrenia
It is safe to say that Schizophrenia is one of the most mysterious, misunderstood, and feared mental disorders today- both scientifically and socially. As our m...
Common Misconceptions of Schizophrenia
As the National Institute of Mental Health says, “Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Pe...
Schizophrenia in Different Cultures
Worldwide more than 21 million people are affected by schizophrenia, however only half of the people living with the illness receive care for the treatable diso...
Schizophrenia – How Can You Identify Someone With the Syndrome?
When you think of someone with mental illness, what are some of the first images that cross your mind? Do you think of someone who is “crazy”, with ...
My Experience With Those Afflicted With Schizophrenia
When we hear schizophrenia, we often associate it with violence, hospitals like in the title picture, and incapability of making decisions. When in fact, people...