Schizophrenia Study Finds Similarities Across 37 Countries
An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual pr...
An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual pr...
Anis Shivani | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books
Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.
DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.
Robert David Jaffee | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
The story of Jani Schofield makes one realize that not all diagnoses are created equal and some diagnoses, like child-onset schizophrenia, will never be fashionable.
DJ Jaffe | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact
It's time for advocates to stop denying the role of untreated mental illness in causing homelessness. Treatment may not be a magic pill, but it's the closest thing we have.
AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
TRENTON, N.J. — Howard Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people as he walked the streets of Camden in a psychotic 1949 shooting spree that was the nat...
Robert David Jaffee | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
The vast majority of psychotics are never a threat to anyone but themselves. Those with severe mental illness but no substance abuse problems commit only 3 to 4% of violent crime.
DJ Jaffe | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
Right now, well meaning mental health advocates are busy hosting events to reduce the "stigma" of mental illness. Except that there is no 'stigma' to having a mental illness. There is discrimination.
Robert David Jaffee | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
Celebrities know that words like "manic-depressive" and "bipolar" sound tame, whereas "psychotic" and "schizophrenic" terrify people. We should all know their true meaning: divorced from reality, not violent.
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living
Groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience research has occurred over the last 20 years -- without parallel growth of consumer awareness and appropriate professional dissemination.
The Independent | Posted 08.01.2009 | World
Scientists have discovered a remarkable similarity between the genetic faults behind both schizophrenia and manic depression in a breakthrough that is...
Carol Smaldino | Posted 07.11.2009 | Entertainment
This is a film that can be so moving in stunningly powerful ways that it may be tempting to avoid watching it.
Deborah De Santis | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment
For those of us who work to help prevent and end homelessness, The Soloist is an all-too-real reminder of the daily obstacles people who are homeless and their advocates face.
Bruce E. Levine | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment
Sam Mendes and Michael Shannon remind us that people who are diagnosed with seriously mental illness can, when feeling respected, say profound things and should be taken seriously.
Charlotte Moses Fischman | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living
When our family was thrust into the world of mental illness, we felt like we had been cast into outer space. Now, the NYC community finally has a web site to help families, consumers and providers.
Jay Neugeboren | Posted 02.17.2009 | Living
The parallels in the lives of my brother and Fischer are often as remarkable as they are sad, and I've tried here to tell part of the story:
Lou Weisbach | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
There must be a place in the NIH where the discovery of knowledge is focused on preventing or curing the diseases of our loved ones.
Jay Neugeboren | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living
Why is it generally easier to find funds for people who study mental disorders in laboratories than it is to find funds that make a difference in the lives of people with mental disorders?
Huffington Post | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living
Yesterday the New York Times explored the burgeoning "mad pride" movement, which aims to fight the stigma of serious mental illness like schizophrenia...
The New York Times | Alex Berenson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
The drug had reduced schizophrenic symptoms, validating the efforts of hundreds of scientists, inside and outside of Lilly, who had labored together f...
medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living