Schizophrenia

Common Memory Quirk Tied To Mental Illness

|  | May 23, 2012

| Posted 05.24.2012

Lia Kvavilashvili sat in her office at the University of Hertfordshire, mentally reviewing a study she had recently published. She knew that there was...

Gray Lady's Headlines Harm the Mentally Ill

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.02.2012

Robert David Jaffee

The Times should know better than to attribute suicide to economic matters such as unemployment. While the paper of record put the offensive phrase in quotes, it still should have been more careful with its language.

'I Never Thought I Would Have So Many People Helping Me In My Entire Life'

Posted 04.19.2012

By Evi Mariani Street Sense Steve Cherenfant, 21, considers himself lucky. Although he grew up in what he called an “unstable environment,” he...

Cop Stabbed In Head By Crazed Man Making Miraculous Comeback

Posted 04.18.2012

28-year-old NYPD cops Eder Loor remains in critical condition after being stabbed in the head Tuesday by a schizophrenic Harlem man. After a succe...

Study Suggests Surprising Treatment For Devastating Mental Disorder

Posted 04.06.2012

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/05/2012 07:32 AM EDT on LiveScience Sleep problems and schizophrenia may have comm...

Elyn Saks and the Power of Romance in Taming Schizophrenia

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.12.2012

Robert David Jaffee

Not only are the vast majority of schizophrenics law-abiding citizens, many of them hold down good jobs and function at a high level, though few have achieved the laurels of Elyn Saks.

Of Two Minds Is Not the Typical LIfetime Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.09.2012

Jackie K. Cooper

Some statistics which are handed out during the course of the film make us aware of how extensive this situation is. Who takes care of the mentally ill? That is the question.

Appeals Court Is Right to Medicate Loughner

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.08.2012

Robert David Jaffee

Any argument that antipsychotic medication will harm or kill Loughner is completely specious. At core, Loughner's attorneys fear something else; they fear that if their client stands trial, he may be subjected to the death penalty.

Standing Up for the Late Kelly Thomas, Homeless Schizophrenic

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 04.29.2012

Robert David Jaffee

Since when do we need six policemen to arrest and beat a mentally ill homeless man, who was not armed and who had a reputation as a peaceful presence on the streets of Fullerton?

Calling in Crazy: Why We Must Normalize Mental Illness

Mary Walker Baron | Posted 04.28.2012

Mary Walker Baron

Throughout our lives, we travel a health-to-illness continuum, always seeking a return to wellbeing. While we acknowledge the physical realities of this continuum, it's harder to accept the emotional, cognitive and behavioral aspects.

And The 'Worst Science Article' Prize Goes To...

Posted 02.22.2012

The folks at the Daily Mail are big fans of science, regularly covering cutting-edge research from universities in the UK and abroad. But do scientist...

What My Son's Terrifying Diagnosis Revealed About Our Family Secrets

Victoria Costello | Posted 04.15.2012

Victoria Costello

That's the tricky part about family secrets. Their contents don't have to be secret at all; as long as everyone agrees not to see or speak about what's actually hiding in plain sight -- like Grandpa's likely suicide.

A Conversation With Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter About Stigma, Discrimination, and Brain Disorders

S.Z. Berg | Posted 02.27.2012

S.Z. Berg

For more than 40 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been an unrelenting crusader for people suffering from mental illness.

The Politics, Stigma and Experience of Brain Disorders: A Blog Series

S.Z. Berg | Posted 02.22.2012

S.Z. Berg

The holiday season is a good time to talk about brain disorders. The kind I'm talking about are more commonly referred to as mental illness, but I think that term detracts from the fact that depression, anxiety disorders and other such conditions arise in the brain.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: The Split Mind: Schizophrenia Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.23.2011

2011-12-23-carakdjfkdjfjdijfidj.jpgWhat do you think of when you hear the word schizophrenia? There are a lot of popular psychology myths surrounding the disorder.

Cara Santa Maria

The Real Definition Of Insanity

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 02.19.2012

"The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results," utters the know-it-all guy in the coffee shop offering free "therapy" to his visibly shaken friend. He couldn't be more wrong.

Who (and What) Defines Normal?

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 02.14.2012

Dennis Palumbo

All clinicians should be wary of seeing their patients only as a set of symptoms. They're not; they're individual human beings, each with a history and a particular (though not always healthy) way of coping with a hard, uncertain world. As are we all.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: How Do You Know If You Have Mental Illness?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

2011-12-09-Screenshot20111209at8.41.34AM.jpgHow many times have you said to yourself, "I'm so depressed today." Or "I'm totally OCD about my closet. It weirds me out when anything's out of place." Does this mean you have a mental illness?

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: The Science of Mental Health: Who Are You Calling Crazy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

2011-12-01-dkjfkdjfkdjkfdkfjkdjflieiieie.jpgWhen does mental health turn into sickness? And where is the fine line between sanity and insanity?

Book Review: Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.03.2011

DJ Jaffe

What's amazing about Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America (2010, Broadway P...

WATCH: Woman With Paranoid Schizophrenia Helps Low-Income Individuals With Mental Illness

Posted 01.01.2012

Ashley Smith was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2007 after stealing a military truck and leading the police on a high speed chase -- a joy r...

"I was scared for my life": Trapped in Detention With a Mental Disability

End ICE Abuse | Posted 12.24.2011

End ICE Abuse

Trying to fix the regulations misses the point; people with mental disabilities should not be in removal proceedings in the first place.

Hope for Patients With Severe Schizophrenia

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. | Posted 12.19.2011

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.

For many decades, mental health professionals believed that talk therapy was completely ineffective for schizophrenia. A groundbreaking new study, however, was just published.

Cops: Family Left 70-Year-Old Woman To Die After A Fall, Went Out For Pizza

Posted 11.07.2011

After her 70-year-old sister fell, police allege that a Madison woman and her son left her on the floor without aid. When she died two days later as a...

Fullerton Hires Special Examiner To Investigate Death

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

FULLERTON, Calif. — The mayor of a California city where residents are outraged over the death of a mentally ill homeless man following a police...