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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

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

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
Contact information, a glossary and more information on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent

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

Personal Stories
A collection of links to personal experiences of schizophrenia recorded on the Internet.
experience of schizophrenia • personal stories • websites • web sites

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tantalizing and Exciting
The most excting thing in the treatment of schizophrenia is early diagnosis and relapse prevention which together promise far less disability from schizophrenia in the long run.
medication • psychotic • early diagnosis • outcomes • research

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

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

<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

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

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

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

Marijuana Triggers Mental Illness
Marijuana may not be good medicine if it triggers psychosis, hallucinations or psychotic illnesses later in life. Here's evidence of the link between pot & psychosis.
marijuana good medicine • marijuana mental illness • psychotic illnesses • pot psychosis • smoked pot

Happiness with Gluten Elimination
A gluten-free diet is being associated with decreased depression, increased mental health, better balance, improved behavioral issues and neurologic function.
gluten elimination • gluten-free diet • depression • schizophrenia • balance

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

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

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

Multiple Personality Disorder
A description of multiple personality disorder, explaining some of the symptoms and differences between this and schizophrenia.
schizophrenia • dual personality disorder • multiple personality disorder • mental health • depression

Signs of Mental Illness
Mental illness includes difficulty thinking, socializing, & functioning. Here are symptoms of psychological disorders such as depression or post traumatic stress.
signs of mental illness • depression symptoms • psychological disorders • schizophrenia • anxiety disorders

Thyroid Disease
Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common features of thyroid disease and include bipolar disorder, depression, cognitive changes, and sleep disturbances.
hyperthyroidism • hypothyroidism • psychiatric symptoms • behavioral changes • graves disease

Media Madness
We all know how the media shapes our perceptions of the world. Sadly, when it comes to mental health, the media often winds up reinforcing the public's worst fears.
depression • mental health • schizophrenia • bipolar • manic depression

Mental Health in the Media
Mental Illness is a favourite topic of news media - but mental health professionals say the media's got it all wrong. Suite101 examines what the experts have to say
media • mental health • mental illness • schizophrenia • bipolar disorder

Psychiatric Drug Research: Is It Safe?
Is psychiatric drug research safe? Is it even ethical? Have you ever considered taking part in a reasearch study? If so, this article is a must read. Learn all about psychiatric drug testing here.
psychiatry • mental illness • depression • schizophrenia • rights

The Antisiocial Brain & Violence
A recent study in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that frontal lobe abnormalities of those with APD may contribute to violent behavior.
violent antisocial behavior • antisocial pd brain • research apd brain • antisocial behavior mri • antisocial pd violence

The Brain Bowel Connection
Mood and psychotic disorders are often linked to intestinal problems, malabsorption and toxins known as brain allergies. There may be a dietary cure for mental health.
brain bowel connection • intestinal digestive health • psychotic psychiatric disorders • bipolar manic depressive schizophrenic • food allergy allergies and mood disorders

How to Deal with Alter Egos
When you realize that someone isn't who he (or she) says he is, you can be devastated. Here are some ways to recognize an alter ego and then move on with your life.
alter egos • dealing with split personalities • schizophrenia • how to manage people with split personalities • dual lives

Therapy Jobs in Psychology
Music therapy, dance therapy, horticultural therapy & art therapy are legitimate careers in psychology. Plus, here are links to professional psychology associations.
careers in psychology • counseling careers • therapy jobs in psychology • jobs for psychology graduates • professional psychology associations

Toxoplasma gondii and Behavior
Research on Toxoplasma gondii, a cat parasite, suggests that chronic infection causes subtle behavioral, personality, and psychological changes in infected people.
toxoplasma gondii • t. gondii • behavior • cat parasite • toxoplasmosis

Treating Autism with Vitamin C
Studies indicate that high-dose vitamin C supplements can have a beneficial effect on those with autistic spectrum disorders.
autism treatment • autism vitamin c • autism ascorbic acid • autism supplements • autism nutrition

Two Tragedies - Zero Accomplished
He begged for treatment, which they refused. Then the legislature turned around and passed a law calling for forced measures to treatment he may still have no access to. Confused? Read on.
depression • mental health • mental health advocacy • advocacy • mental health rights

WEB SAFETY AND STRANGER DANGER: AN INCREASING MH ISSUE
Youth who frequently surf the Net may find themselves vulnerable to exploitation, stalking and luring by predators who often represent themselves as children. But the risks are especially high for youths with mental illness. Scratch the tip of the iceberg and learn more about this increasing mental health issue by visiting and checking out all the links and resources found on the best sites on the Web. Parents, siblings and those with mental illness need to know the factors which increase the possibility of an unpleasant or dangerous surfing experience. Your "new best friend" on kids' chat may be a hairy male of 6'4" with pornography on his mind.
child • youth • so • mental illness • bipolar

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