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Michael Mack's Hearing Voices (Speaking in Tongues) -- A Poetic Performance about Schizophrenia - July 03, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia - Family impact Schizophrenia Books, TV, Movies & Plays Schizophrenia Personal Story
Michael Mack is a man with a passion for creating good art, good theater, and good poetry -- and at the same time is educating people about the challenges of growing up with a mother suffering from schizophrenia. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michael has for the past decade been delivering a monologue Read full story...
Posted by Dominique DeBold at 04:37 AM | Comments (0)
Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Schizophrenia - June 29, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Research Journal Articles
Typically treatment for schizophrenia focuses on the use of antipsychotic medications, and case management, accompanied by little to no psychotherapy. Previous reviews on psychotherapy have shown promising results for a multitude of psychiatric illnesses. A 1994 meta-analysis of over 320 studies, spanning from 1895 to 1992, found that only an estimated 1/3 of patients suffering Read full story...
Posted by Michelle Roberts at 05:07 PM | Comments (3)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis and Substance Abuse - June 28, 2006
filed under Complimentary Schizophrenia Treatments
Here is a recent article about how groups in Australia are using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for treatment of substance abuse in people suffering from psychosis. People with psychotic disorders as well as substance abuse disorders may gain some relief from their symptoms with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), investigators report. Dr Amanda Baker (University of Newcastle, New Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 07:42 PM | Comments (0)
New Book: "Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts" - June 27, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Books, TV, Movies & Plays Schizophrenia Education
There is a new book out in the UK that focuses on helping people to overcome paranoid and suspicious thoughts. The book is written by Dr. Daniel Freeman who is a senior lecturer in clinical psychology at King's College in London, England. The book uses one of the most well-proven approaches for handling mental health Read full story...
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Mental Health Stigma Reduction? Proof is in the Politics - June 27, 2006
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Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central has a good blog entry today on the roll of mental health stigma reduction, politics, and public education - and how they impact how frequently people actually get treatment. It notes: There is no greater obstacle to people receiving treatment for psychological problems than the stigma associated with it. Embarrassment, Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 07:44 AM | Comments (0)
Colleges work more to assist students with psychiatric disorders - June 27, 2006
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A positive story comes to us today from Cleveland, Ohio where The Beacon Journal reports that local colleges are working to improve their mental health services for their students. The message here is that evaluating the mental health services and counseling that a college offers is just one more way to qualify whether a given Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 07:23 AM | Comments (0)
Trauma Link to Schizophrenia is Strengthened by New Research - June 26, 2006
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Following a number of stories that have come out in the past few weeks - a new research study out of The Netherlands further strengthens the evidence that suggests that Trauma is a causal factor in psychosis and likely in schizophrenia (that includes psychosis as one of the key symptoms). In a broader sense this Read full story...
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New Movie in the works: Imagining Beethoven - June 26, 2006
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It has been reported (by the Hollywood Reporter) that a new movie is in production by Steven Speilberg's firm -- DreamWorks -- on Nathaniel Ayer's life, the street musician in Los Angeles who suffers from schizophrenia. "DreamWorks to Adapt Tale of Homeless Musician DreamWorks has hired Susannah Grant to write an adaptation of a 12-part Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 11:22 AM | Comments (1)
Our grip on reality is slim, says UCL scientist - June 26, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Biology Schizophrenia Causes, Risk Factors & Prevention
The neurological basis for poor witness statements and hallucinations has been found by scientists at UCL (University College London). In over a fifth of cases, people wrongly remembered whether they actually witnessed an event or just imagined it, according to a paper published in NeuroImage this week. Dr Jon Simons and Dr Paul Burgess led Read full story...
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Roky Erickson - Musician with Schizophrenia, Returns - June 26, 2006
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The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that Roky Erickson, a well-known musician from the 70's is making a comeback. "As he fought a long, sad battle with schizophrenia exacerbated by psychedelic drug use, Roky Erickson largely avoided the music world for the last two decades: Before Saturday, he had not performed outside his native Texas Read full story...
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Infections as a causal factor in schizophrenia - June 25, 2006
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A new article in Psychiatric Times (a news publication for psychiatrists and psychologists) covers the new research around infections as one of the causal factors in schizophrenia (and bipolar disorder). Its a very technical article - so its probably of most value if you're well versed in science. New research in the field continues, aided Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 09:18 AM | Comments (0)
Prisons - The New Asylums (News Report) - June 24, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Advocacy Schizophrenia Education Schizophrenia Housing Schizophrenia, Poverty & Crime
There is a very good in-depth report by Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) on how in the USA prisons have been turned into the new mental asylums. We encourage you to view the entire video and explore the entire web site. Perhaps some outraged family members and/or citizens can motivate some changes to the system - Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 02:39 PM | Comments (2)
Children with Mentally ill Parents - News Report - June 24, 2006
filed under Mental Healthcare Insurance Schizophrenia Coping Schizophrenia Education
Tim/Capricorn directed us to this good story out of Australia about children with mentally ill parents and special programs to help these children. It doesn't seem that there are any similar programs in the USA - if someone out there knows of any, please let us know. "For children with a mentally ill parent, life Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 02:29 PM | Comments (3)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches for schizophrenia - June 22, 2006
filed under Complimentary Schizophrenia Treatments
Cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia is an area that has been researched and practiced a great deal outside of the US - and research and reports suggests that it is very affective and should be an important part of a treatment program for everyone who has schizophrenia. Right now these therapy approaches are not yet Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 02:42 PM | Comments (1)
Eating Disorders in Schizophrenia - June 21, 2006
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Psychiatric Times - a publication written for psychologists and psychiatrists - has recently covered the issue of eating disorders in schizophrenia. "eating disorders in patients with schizophrenia have been underappreciated and poorly studied within the traditional diagnostic systems in mental illness. Even when they are recognized, there is often unsubstantiated optimism that eating-related symptoms will Read full story...
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Childhood Emotional Abuse, Emotional Neglect and Schizophrenia - June 21, 2006
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As we noted in our June 16th article on child abuse and schizophrenia - while the claim that some psychologists are making that child abuse is the leading cause of schizophrenia is unsupported by any rigorous studies, there seems to be an increasing level of belief among psychology and psychiatry researchers that different types of Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 11:14 AM | Comments (2)
The Effects of Stress on Family Caregivers - June 21, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia - Family impact Schizophrenia Coping
There is an article in the web publication "Psychiatric Times" - which while the article is written for psychologists and psychiatrists, may have some beneficial information for family caregivers. The article notes: "Studies have shown that interventions to support caregivers have proved beneficial to health outcomes. Interventions with active treatments reduced burden (ie, perceived psychological Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 11:09 AM | Comments (0)
Pregnancy and fears raised over anti-psychotic drugs - June 21, 2006
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There is an interesting news report out of Australia on use of anti-psychotic drugs by pregnant women, and fears that the newer drugs are not well-tested enough to be confident that they are not harming the fetus. The older schizophrenia medications have been used long enough that they are viewed to be OK during pregnancy Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 10:32 AM | Comments (0)
Young 'failed' by mental health system - June 21, 2006
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This story from the BBC highlights the problem of poor availability of services for child mental health in the UK. The problem in the US - with over 20% of the population uncovered, or poorly covered, by mental health insurance is likely much worse - but is a problem that is rarely covered in the Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 10:24 AM | Comments (0)
Schizophrenia and the long road to mental wellness - June 21, 2006
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Here is a good story about one person's long but ultimately successful stuggle with schizophrenia: Mental illness doesn't always intrude into a person's life as a single disease with clearly defined symptoms. Ask Dana Parker. For more than 20 years, she struggled off and on with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. She still managed to Read full story...
Posted by szadmin at 10:21 AM | Comments (0)
Altered Activity in Brain Receptors Points to Schizophrenia Complexity - June 20, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Biology Schizophrenia Research Journal Articles
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists at the City University of New York, have identified a striking dysregulation in neuronal receptor activity in the postmortem brain tissue from patients with schizophrenia. By stimulating receptors in the prefrontal cortex, the research team tracked heightened levels of erbB4 receptor activity, Read full story...
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Research Revealing How Marijuana Affects the Brain - June 16, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Biology Schizophrenia Causes, Risk Factors & Prevention
There is an interesting new article just published on the MIT Technology Review web site that is about a new imaging method that could show how cannabinoids affect diseases like schizophrenia. The article states: Scientists have long known that the brain possesses natural chemicals similar to marijuana. While little is known about their precise function Read full story...
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Schizophrenia usually caused by child abuse? - June 16, 2006
filed under Schizophrenia Causes, Risk Factors & Prevention Schizophrenia Research Journal Articles
There are a couple of psychologists who think that child abuse is a significant cause, if not the major cause, of schizophrenia and began strongly publicizing this theory recently. However main-stream schizophrenia researchers say that there are no rigorous studies that support this theory. Increasingly however, psychiatric researchers do seem to think it is likely Read full story...
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NIMH Seeks Outreach Partnership Program Proposals - June 15, 2006
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Good news for organizations supporting people who have schizophrenia - act quickly - deadlines for questions is next week (June 19, 2006) NIMH Outreach Partnership Program Seeks Proposals NIMH invites applicants to submit proposals for becoming an NIMH Outreach Partner from the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Read full story...
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Mental health patients face high Medicare Rx drug benefit costs - June 15, 2006
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A new National Institute of Mental Health study reported that: Elderly people with mental health problems who enroll into the US Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit are likely to spend as much as four times the out-of-pocket costs that are associated with private insurance, according to a new study. On average, they will reach Read full story...
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