Schizophrenia Expert Christina Bruni shares Schizophrenia management news and commentary at SchizophreniaConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120 http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120 http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/76447/question-payer Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:45:17 -0400 Christina Bruni Hello everyone,   The debate in the news is the latest attempt at fixing the United State's dysfunctional health system via bills being introduced in Congress.  Do you think it's time for a single payer option like a federally-funded universal health program?  How has the treatment you receive currently for SZ and other medical conditions been?  Do you believe it can get better if there's a single payer system?  Would... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/76447/question-payer http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/75598/question-point Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:27:45 -0400 Christina Bruni Continuing with the Question of the Week, I'd like to focus on the idea of recovery again.  Could you talk about when you reached a turning point and how you knew you had gotten there?  What hope and encouragement can you give others who have yet to see the tide turn? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/75598/question-point http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/75597/questions Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:23:55 -0400 Christina Bruni Every so often I'm going to answer questions that have been on the minds of community members and have become a common thread at the Connection.  My Question of the Week ties into this too.   What can I expect? This is the question we all ask when we're first diagnosed with SZ. The first year is the hardest, as I told Tom Walker, the NAMI-Athens Ohio member who interviewed me for Conversations from Studio B on WOUB 1340 AM. I... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/75597/questions http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/74694/independent Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:57:36 -0400 Christina Bruni From supported living to flying solo, living in your parents' house or with a partner, all of us with SZ know that housing is our number-one concern.  What tips and tricks do you have when it comes to your humble abode? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/74694/independent http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/74692/big-move Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:53:38 -0400 Christina Bruni You may have wondered about my absence. I moved into a new apartment and expected to wind down the change on Friday night. Only it took a couple days longer because I wanted to cut up and flatten the packing boxes to take to the recycling room. Then, too, I assembled a new coffee table on my own and a friend helped me put together a neat bookcase. Now all my books are on shelves-in the old apartment they spilled onto the floor. I was lucky... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/74692/big-move http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/73017/question-week Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:43:22 -0400 Christina Bruni Today we focus on what it takes to recover: action plans, techniques and relapse prevention.  What do you find helpful in promoting recovery? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/73017/question-week http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/72200/question-week Mon, 25 May 2009 08:42:48 -0400 Christina Bruni This week I pose the question: how does the schizophrenia play out in your life?  What kinds of symptoms do you have or did you have?  Could you give us some coping skills?  If you hear voices, when do they come on and what are your techniques for dealing with them?  I ask this question in the spirit of constructive feedback because you are not alone and there are other people living every day with SZ who are going through... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/72200/question-week http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/72198/interview-part Mon, 25 May 2009 08:36:44 -0400 Christina Bruni The 100 Individuals interview with Paulette continues. In this wrap-up, she talks about how David is doing now and gives some advice and words of comfort to other family members whose loved ones have SZ. CB: What advice can you give a parent whose son or daughter lacks the insight that they have an illness?P: That's the hardest question and there's a tough answer: you have to do what you have to do to get your child help, even if that's... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/72198/interview-part http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/71346/question-week Mon, 18 May 2009 00:27:13 -0400 Christina Bruni In keeping with the theme of the 100 Individuals interview, I offer this question:   Family members: What advice can you give other family members whose loved ones are struggling with SZ or who were newly diagnosed?  Peers: If you were diagnosed with SZ, what suggestions can you give family members as well as people who have just had a breakdown? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/71346/question-week http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/71345/interview Mon, 18 May 2009 00:21:00 -0400 Christina Bruni The 100 Individuals interview series continues with a Q&A with Paulette, who retired from the Board of Education and now works as an adjunct at St. John's University. She has a son, David, and a daughter, Chrissie. Her husband has been gone 13 years. Paulette has been involved with the National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI] for the past 11 years. NAMI-Staten Island honored her as a volunteer of the year in 2008. Today we talked... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/71345/interview