Articles related to "What Is Schizophrenia"
Schizophrenia Disorder Diagnosis
Although schizophrenics may view their abnormal perceptions and paranoid beliefs as perfectly rational, their behavior often appears out-of-pace and bizarre to others.
• what is schizophrenia • schizophrenia disorder diagnosis • schizophrenic symptoms • diagnosis of schizophrenia • misdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Although schizophrenics may view their abnormal perceptions and paranoid beliefs as perfectly rational, their behavior often appears out-of-pace and bizarre to others.
• what is schizophrenia • schizophrenia disorder diagnosis • schizophrenic symptoms • diagnosis of schizophrenia • misdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Who Gets Schizophrenia?
What is schizophrenia? It's a poorly understood, complex psychological disorder characterized by psychotic episodes. Nobody knows for sure who gets schizophrenia or why.
• what is schizophrenia • who gets schizophrenia • psychotic episodes • psychological disorders • mental illnesses
What is schizophrenia? It's a poorly understood, complex psychological disorder characterized by psychotic episodes. Nobody knows for sure who gets schizophrenia or why.
• what is schizophrenia • who gets schizophrenia • psychotic episodes • psychological disorders • mental illnesses
Treating People With Schizophrenia
Psychological disorders don't have to ruin lives or relationships. Antipsychotic mediation, psychosocial therapy and even surgery can treat people with schizoprenia.
• treating people with schizophrenia • antipsychotic medications • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia • tardive dyskinesia
Psychological disorders don't have to ruin lives or relationships. Antipsychotic mediation, psychosocial therapy and even surgery can treat people with schizoprenia.
• treating people with schizophrenia • antipsychotic medications • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia • tardive dyskinesia
Surviving Schizophrenia
People deal with mental illness differently. Some hide it, it others whisper about it - and some even announce it publicly. Here's how one man is surviving schizophrenia.
• surviving schizophrenia • mentally ill brother • treating people with schizophrenia • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia
People deal with mental illness differently. Some hide it, it others whisper about it - and some even announce it publicly. Here's how one man is surviving schizophrenia.
• surviving schizophrenia • mentally ill brother • treating people with schizophrenia • psychological disorders • who gets schizophrenia
The Family Movement
The family movement has been responsible for much of the improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia through it's political lobbying, and through their determination that their relatives receive the care and treatment they need.
• nami • national alliance for the mentally ill • ssc • schizophrenia society of canada • schizophrenia society of ontario
The family movement has been responsible for much of the improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia through it's political lobbying, and through their determination that their relatives receive the care and treatment they need.
• nami • national alliance for the mentally ill • ssc • schizophrenia society of canada • schizophrenia society of ontario
Schizophrenia and Autoimmunity
Patients with schizophrenia and their parents have a higher risk of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly thyroid disorders and celiac disease.
• schizophrenia • thyroid disease • celiac disease • gluten sensitivity enteropathy • rheumatoid arthritis
Patients with schizophrenia and their parents have a higher risk of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly thyroid disorders and celiac disease.
• schizophrenia • thyroid disease • celiac disease • gluten sensitivity enteropathy • rheumatoid arthritis
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
Contact information, a glossary and more information on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Contact information, a glossary and more information on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Employment and Schizophrenia
Employment is fundamental to community reintegration, but the nature of schizophrenia, and government policies work against employment for people with schizophrenia. Mental health agencies have only recently started to develop viable employment programs but the future is wide open and employment is possible.
• community integration • government policy • jobs • job training
Employment is fundamental to community reintegration, but the nature of schizophrenia, and government policies work against employment for people with schizophrenia. Mental health agencies have only recently started to develop viable employment programs but the future is wide open and employment is possible.
• community integration • government policy • jobs • job training
Reflections on the Stigma of Schizophrenia
The stigma of schizophnenia, is a prejudice people experience that is self perpetuating to some degree. As people see people with schizophrenia the stigma is slowly decreasing, particularly since the use of atypical medications.
• stigma • schizophrenia • stereotypes • compassion
The stigma of schizophnenia, is a prejudice people experience that is self perpetuating to some degree. As people see people with schizophrenia the stigma is slowly decreasing, particularly since the use of atypical medications.
• stigma • schizophrenia • stereotypes • compassion
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Part One of a two part article on Schizophrenia, explaining what it is, the symptoms, causes and treatments.
• schizophrenia • mental illness • mental health • paranoia • hebrephrenic
Part One of a two part article on Schizophrenia, explaining what it is, the symptoms, causes and treatments.
• schizophrenia • mental illness • mental health • paranoia • hebrephrenic
Schizophrenia - Conclusion
Schizophrenia and how it feels to be schizophrenic, effect on family members, treatment and outlook
• scizophrenia • brain disorder • symptoms • treatment • outlook symptoms
Schizophrenia and how it feels to be schizophrenic, effect on family members, treatment and outlook
• scizophrenia • brain disorder • symptoms • treatment • outlook symptoms
Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse
Substance abuse problems are common amongst people with schizophrenia and nobody really knows why. People with both conditions have had great difficulty in getting treated because the two conditions require quite different treatment strategies, and neither program would accept such people with a dual diagnosis. Untreated for either condition individuals are much more liklely to get in trouble with the law, and end up in a prison instead of a hospital.
• schizophrenia • addiction • alcoholism • substance abuse • dual diagnosis
Substance abuse problems are common amongst people with schizophrenia and nobody really knows why. People with both conditions have had great difficulty in getting treated because the two conditions require quite different treatment strategies, and neither program would accept such people with a dual diagnosis. Untreated for either condition individuals are much more liklely to get in trouble with the law, and end up in a prison instead of a hospital.
• schizophrenia • addiction • alcoholism • substance abuse • dual diagnosis
Schizophrenia between 1996 and 2000
Treatment strategies for schizophrenia have come a very long way since 1996 when schizophrenia was considered to be a devastating disease. Lets take a look at where they are headed.
• schizophrenia • atypcials • prevention • first psychotic episode • outcomes
Treatment strategies for schizophrenia have come a very long way since 1996 when schizophrenia was considered to be a devastating disease. Lets take a look at where they are headed.
• schizophrenia • atypcials • prevention • first psychotic episode • outcomes
Schizophrenia vs Bipolar Disorder
The experience of bipolar disorder is very different then the experience of schizophrenia, which has caused untold hardship for the people with schizophrenia, even though both illnesses share similar genetics.
• schizophrenia • bipolar disorder • consumer survivor • politics • homelessness
The experience of bipolar disorder is very different then the experience of schizophrenia, which has caused untold hardship for the people with schizophrenia, even though both illnesses share similar genetics.
• schizophrenia • bipolar disorder • consumer survivor • politics • homelessness
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler
Part 9 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 9 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 10
Part 10 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 10 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 4
Part 4 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 4 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 5
Part 5 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 5 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 6
Part 6 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Part 6 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 7
Part 7 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Part 7 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 8
Part 8 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 8 in a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 1
Part one of a series on Schizophrenia in youth.
• mental • illness • schizophrenia • adolescent • child
Part one of a series on Schizophrenia in youth.
• mental • illness • schizophrenia • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 2
Part 2 of a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental illness • children • adolescent
Part 2 of a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental illness • children • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 3
Part 3 of a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 3 of a series on Schizophrenia
• schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Sex and Schizophrenia
Historically,sexuality was something to be prevented in people with schizophrenia, end of story. Older medications had major sexual side effects but it is only in the last five years that researchers have started to take an interest in sexuality as a component of patient quality of life.
• sex • schizophrenia • atypical medication • prolactin • taboos
Historically,sexuality was something to be prevented in people with schizophrenia, end of story. Older medications had major sexual side effects but it is only in the last five years that researchers have started to take an interest in sexuality as a component of patient quality of life.
• sex • schizophrenia • atypical medication • prolactin • taboos
The Schizophrenic Spectrum
Schizophrenia is considered by some to be part of a "schizophrenic spectrum" of mental illness, which also includes Schizotypal and Schizoid Personality Disorder.
• schizophrenic spectrum continuum • types of schizophrenia • symptoms schizophrenia • schizotypal schizoid personality psychotic disorde • mental illness
Schizophrenia is considered by some to be part of a "schizophrenic spectrum" of mental illness, which also includes Schizotypal and Schizoid Personality Disorder.
• schizophrenic spectrum continuum • types of schizophrenia • symptoms schizophrenia • schizotypal schizoid personality psychotic disorde • mental illness
The Use of Medication in Treating Schizophrenia
Medication is the foundation of recovery in schizophrenia but the number of appropriate medications available is dependent on a number of factors varying with that particular patient.
• medication • antipsychotics • conventional • atypical • risperidone
Medication is the foundation of recovery in schizophrenia but the number of appropriate medications available is dependent on a number of factors varying with that particular patient.
• medication • antipsychotics • conventional • atypical • risperidone
<b>Crime and the Mentally Ill</b>
This article dispels the myths that the mentally ill are dangerous and violent. It discusses statistics regarding crime and mental illness.
• crime • criminals • violence • schizophrenia • disorders
This article dispels the myths that the mentally ill are dangerous and violent. It discusses statistics regarding crime and mental illness.
• crime • criminals • violence • schizophrenia • disorders
A Long Journey Begins with the First Step
A personal account of living in the community with schizophrenia. My friends and I struggled with poverty and unemployment as we began the long journey of integrating back in society.
• schizophrenia • mental illness • community integration • psychiatric
A personal account of living in the community with schizophrenia. My friends and I struggled with poverty and unemployment as we began the long journey of integrating back in society.
• schizophrenia • mental illness • community integration • psychiatric
after the Holocaust
Do people ever recover from being homeless or the distorted reality of their psychosis? Did anyone really survive the Great Depression or the Concentration Camps of World War Two.
• schizophrenia • holocaust • homelessness • torture • slaughter
Do people ever recover from being homeless or the distorted reality of their psychosis? Did anyone really survive the Great Depression or the Concentration Camps of World War Two.
• schizophrenia • holocaust • homelessness • torture • slaughter
Darker Shades Of Baby Blue: Post Partum Depression And Beyond
The difference in severity between Baby Blues, Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Psychosis are defined here.
• baby blues • ppd • post partum • depression • psychosis
The difference in severity between Baby Blues, Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Psychosis are defined here.
• baby blues • ppd • post partum • depression • psychosis
Doctor's Orders
Psychiatrists are taking a greater interest in the quality of life of their patients. Some atypicals have an association with diabetes. Telling somone to make lifestyle changes is a lot easier than understanding why that person isn't motivated to make them.
• schizophrenia • health • lifestyle • marriage • medication
Psychiatrists are taking a greater interest in the quality of life of their patients. Some atypicals have an association with diabetes. Telling somone to make lifestyle changes is a lot easier than understanding why that person isn't motivated to make them.
• schizophrenia • health • lifestyle • marriage • medication
Highs and Lows: Beyond Kaleidoscopes and Dark Glasses
Article on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia lists URLs for support and encouragement in daily life with mental illness. Includes profiles on two individuals with mental illness and their descriptions of problems with diagnosis, medication, and traditional treatments.
• mental illness • schizophrenia • bipolar disorder • support • medication
Article on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia lists URLs for support and encouragement in daily life with mental illness. Includes profiles on two individuals with mental illness and their descriptions of problems with diagnosis, medication, and traditional treatments.
• mental illness • schizophrenia • bipolar disorder • support • medication
Homelessness
Homelessness has become a public concern, and governments are developing programs to solve the homelessness problem, but nobody understands that the homeless mentally ill also need treatment and ongoing community support as well as housing
• schizophrenia • homelessness • community support • compliance • treatment
Homelessness has become a public concern, and governments are developing programs to solve the homelessness problem, but nobody understands that the homeless mentally ill also need treatment and ongoing community support as well as housing
• schizophrenia • homelessness • community support • compliance • treatment
Housing
Housing for people with schizophrenia is a complex subject. People need more than just housing, they need a home, and they often benefit from some support to keep living on their own. In this article I explain some of the concepts and terminology of housing, and reflect on the self defeating policies of underfunded housing beenfits and support.
• schizophrenia • housing • group homes • boarding homes • financial benefits
Housing for people with schizophrenia is a complex subject. People need more than just housing, they need a home, and they often benefit from some support to keep living on their own. In this article I explain some of the concepts and terminology of housing, and reflect on the self defeating policies of underfunded housing beenfits and support.
• schizophrenia • housing • group homes • boarding homes • financial benefits
Insight and Compliance - Shaping the Future
Lack of insight and noncompliance with medication intensify the destructive potential of schizophrenia and can cause severe disability in an individual. A reflection on the causes of these factors points out the beenfits to be gained from first psychotic episode programs and optimal treatment with atypical medication.
• schizophrenia • insight • compliance • noncompliance • psychotic
Lack of insight and noncompliance with medication intensify the destructive potential of schizophrenia and can cause severe disability in an individual. A reflection on the causes of these factors points out the beenfits to be gained from first psychotic episode programs and optimal treatment with atypical medication.
• schizophrenia • insight • compliance • noncompliance • psychotic
Is The World is Coming to an End Soon?
I wonder if schizophrenia didn't have a profound infulence on my thinking long before I was obviously psychotic. Is the world going to end in environmental catastrophe caused by overpopulation or are things "getting better all the time", like the Beatles said.
• schizophrenia • environmental catastrophe • medication • adolescence
I wonder if schizophrenia didn't have a profound infulence on my thinking long before I was obviously psychotic. Is the world going to end in environmental catastrophe caused by overpopulation or are things "getting better all the time", like the Beatles said.
• schizophrenia • environmental catastrophe • medication • adolescence
Medications and their Web Sites
Medication is so essential to the treatment of schizophrenia. You would expect web sites devoted to each medication but pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to market prescription products to the public. This column surveys some of the sites sponsored by pharmacuetical companies.
• medication • schizophrenia • web sites • antipsychotic • atypicals
Medication is so essential to the treatment of schizophrenia. You would expect web sites devoted to each medication but pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to market prescription products to the public. This column surveys some of the sites sponsored by pharmacuetical companies.
• medication • schizophrenia • web sites • antipsychotic • atypicals
Mental Health Services Restructuring
Mental health srvices restructuring is occurring across North America and it has generally failed everywhere. This article illustrates why looking at the province of Ontario in particular.
• schizophrenia • atypicals • treatment • government • mental health services
Mental health srvices restructuring is occurring across North America and it has generally failed everywhere. This article illustrates why looking at the province of Ontario in particular.
• schizophrenia • atypicals • treatment • government • mental health services
Mental Illness Awareness Week
MIAW is a Canadian public education program to fight the stigma of mental illness. The theme this year is "Working With Mental Illness", which unfortunately does not include many of the people with schizophrenia. Let's hope we aren't forgotten.
• miaw • mental illness • schizophrenia • medication • stigma
MIAW is a Canadian public education program to fight the stigma of mental illness. The theme this year is "Working With Mental Illness", which unfortunately does not include many of the people with schizophrenia. Let's hope we aren't forgotten.
• miaw • mental illness • schizophrenia • medication • stigma
Personal Stories
A collection of links to personal experiences of schizophrenia recorded on the Internet.
• experience of schizophrenia • personal stories • websites • web sites
A collection of links to personal experiences of schizophrenia recorded on the Internet.
• experience of schizophrenia • personal stories • websites • web sites
Searching for His Sister
• robin hemley • nola • schizophrenia • silblings • nola: a memoir of faith
• robin hemley • nola • schizophrenia • silblings • nola: a memoir of faith
Sites From Down Under
Australia has some very unique and interesting sites on schizophrenia. In early recognition and treatment, and true partnership based policy development, they are ahead of North America.
• schizophrenia • psychosis • treatment • australia • websites
Australia has some very unique and interesting sites on schizophrenia. In early recognition and treatment, and true partnership based policy development, they are ahead of North America.
• schizophrenia • psychosis • treatment • australia • websites
The Lessons of My History
Thirty years ago I learned nothing about schizophrenia that could prevent what happened to me, and even now there is still precious little being done to inform teenagers about schizophrenia because of it's stigma in society. What can we do about this?
• schizophrenia • schools • high schools • seventies • medication
Thirty years ago I learned nothing about schizophrenia that could prevent what happened to me, and even now there is still precious little being done to inform teenagers about schizophrenia because of it's stigma in society. What can we do about this?
• schizophrenia • schools • high schools • seventies • medication
Who Am I?
Poeple with schizophrenia need to separate their personality from their illness, or else they identify with the symptoms of the illness, refuse treatment, and suffer.
• schizophrenia • symptoms • personality • treatment • first episode
Poeple with schizophrenia need to separate their personality from their illness, or else they identify with the symptoms of the illness, refuse treatment, and suffer.
• schizophrenia • symptoms • personality • treatment • first episode
Aggression and Violence
Mental illness, addictions and violence have many causes, and no simple solution. But a good diet should be within everyone's reach so their brains can function well.
• mental illness • violence • addiction • depression • essential fatty acid
Mental illness, addictions and violence have many causes, and no simple solution. But a good diet should be within everyone's reach so their brains can function well.
• mental illness • violence • addiction • depression • essential fatty acid
Are You Nuts?
Everyone has their own unique odd behaviors, which makes it difficult to know whether you have a psychological disorder or if you're just as abnormal as everyone else.
• are you nuts • psychological disorders • psychologically challenged • abnormal • unique odd behaviors
Everyone has their own unique odd behaviors, which makes it difficult to know whether you have a psychological disorder or if you're just as abnormal as everyone else.
• are you nuts • psychological disorders • psychologically challenged • abnormal • unique odd behaviors
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Sometimes, blind people experience visions or hallucinations. This condition is different from the hallucinations experienced from those with mental health disorders.
• visual hallucinations • seeing things • blindness • visual images • blind people having visions
Sometimes, blind people experience visions or hallucinations. This condition is different from the hallucinations experienced from those with mental health disorders.
• visual hallucinations • seeing things • blindness • visual images • blind people having visions
Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD)
This is a cluster of diseases often diagnosed incorrectly as Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This describes signs and symptoms, and the progression of this type of Dementia.
• dementias • alzheimer's disease • fronto-temporal dementias • pick's disease • frontotemporal lobar degeneration
This is a cluster of diseases often diagnosed incorrectly as Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This describes signs and symptoms, and the progression of this type of Dementia.
• dementias • alzheimer's disease • fronto-temporal dementias • pick's disease • frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Getting Psychological Help
Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, & counselors are the mental health professionals most likely to help us survive psychological pits of despair (disorders).
• getting psychological help • different types psychological help • psychological help • psychologists • psychiatrists
Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, & counselors are the mental health professionals most likely to help us survive psychological pits of despair (disorders).
• getting psychological help • different types psychological help • psychological help • psychologists • psychiatrists