Born Schizophrenic: Forever Schizophrenic?
Born Schizophrenic Picture yourself at 6 1/2 years old, no responsibilities or cares in the world. Now, imagine for a moment that you spend almost every single...
Month: October 2017
The Stigma of Schizophrenia: How Society Misrepresents Mental Illness
By Cullen Knowles When people hear the word schizophrenia, Hollywood movies about deranged serial killers and lunatics often come to mind. A recent example is t...
What’s Wrong With the Current Medication for Schizophrenia?
What Is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which affected patients experience a wide range of symptoms, categorized into positive or negati...
Can Your Doctor Test You for Schizophrenia?
Would you want to know if you have schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder that affects about 1% of the general population as well as...
A Glimpse Into Schizophrenia
Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup. This is a common mnemonic for memorizing the order of taxonomy: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,...
Let’s Consider the Questions
Did You Know… 43.8 million Americans experience mental illness each year. And of those, about half a million Americans suffer from Schizophrenia each year, whic...
Into the Brain of Schizophrenia
One day, I arrived at work and saw a patient pointing up into space talking about the lights that he could see dancing around and the voices he heard talking to...
The Beautiful Mind of Schizophrenia
A Beautiful Mind tells the story of a mathematician, John Nash, and his journey with schizophrenia. This movie gives a Hollywood look into the devastating effec...