Health knowledge made personal
Please enter a search word or phrase.
The search word cannot have more than 100 characteres.
Schizophrenia Stories - Articles
N-acetylcysteine Holds Promise for Chronic Schizophrenia
by
Gina Nick
Posted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm
1 Comment
A new research study shows that supplementation with N-acetylcysteine significantly improves symptoms in schizophrenia patients in as little as two weeks.
In the study, 140 patients (mean age, 37 years) with chronic schizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, NAC (1 g twice a day) or placebo, in addition to t ...
Read on »
The Danny Diaries:Overcoming Schizophrenia - a mother's experience
by
Rossa Forbes
Posted
Fri 21 Oct 2011 12:00am
The Danny Diaries: Overcoming Schizophrenia
by Ann Cluver Weinberg
This is a memorable schizophrenia story, written from the point of view of the mother. Why "great"? Because there is no other schizophrenia memoir, written by a mother that shows by vivid example how, by understanding and supporting another person, full recovery can happen ...
Read on »
Schizophrenia and "The Soloist"
by
Dr. Deb
Posted
Mon 20 Apr 2009 12:23am
The Soloist is the true story of Los Angeles journalist, Steve Lopez, who befriends a man named Nathaniel Ayers. Ayers happens to be a homeless Julliard trained musician who has Schizophrenia. It is a most special story about loss, friendship, understanding and redemption.
Much stigma surrounds Schizophrenia despite resear ...
Read on »
New Article and Screening of the Living with Schizophrenia Documentary
by
Valash
Posted
Fri 20 Jul 2012 12:00am
I had a busy week with interviews about my personal experiences with schizophrenia including that with Ms. Jackie Jones from Black America Web, and the the screening of the documentary Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery which was held at the Benjamin Steakhouse in New York City on Thursday, July 19, 2012. T ...
Read on »
Living with Schizophrenia: A Misunderstood and Stigmatized Illness
by
Crystal T.
Posted
Tue 17 May 2011 9:38pm
“Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery” is a half-hour documentary film that tells the story of three people who are living meaningful lives with schizophrenia, a chronic and potentially disabling brain disorder. Visit http://www.hopeandrecoveryfilm.com/videos/trailer.swfto view the documentary trailer. The film sets out to ...
Read on »
so-called 'schizophrenia'
by
Marion H.
Posted
Wed 10 Mar 2010 11:59am
So-called ‘Schizophrenia’ as a Process of Uncontrolled Spiritual Emergence or ‘Spiritual Emergency’ The psychiatric profession has created one of the greatest myths of our time by describing so-called 'schizophrenia' as a nonspecific disease or ‘mental illness’. It was German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin (1856-1 ...
Read on »
Phase II The Bright Side of Schizophrenia (A Series): Embrace Your Mind
by
Valash
Posted
Sun 24 May 2009 11:49pm
Now that we have discussed the myths, stereotypes, and fears associated with having schizophrenia it is time to talk about the good things associated with the illness. I am doing a series called Phase II The Bright Side, I will discuss positive attributes related to schizophrenia. You can help me with this series by submitting a success story of me ...
Read on »