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Jerry Kennard

posted 01/09/2008, comments (0)

New Test Predicts Schizophrenia in Teens

In one of the biggest studies of its kind, researchers have established a way to more accurately predict the onset of psychosis in high risk teenagers. The study, led by a team from UCLA and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), involved 291 young people considered to be at risk for developing psychosis. The findings, published in the... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/09/2008, comment (1)

The Cardboard Hilton

The Cardboard HiltonBy Blake HaynerChicago, 1980 The cold wind rattled the walls as I curled up in my makeshift blanket of plastic and newspaper; the Sunday Chicago Tribune pages strewn over my ruddy torn blue jeans. The plastic lay over the newsprint to keep the water out and my unwashed clothes dry. Monday morning came late for me because... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/08/2008, comments (9)

Daily Bread 1/08 - a Difficult Subject

The difficult subject is: how do I keep on taking Zyprexa when the side effects are such a daily drain on my body. It is so sedating and has caused me to gain a great deal of weight. I think it is horrible. Yet it is the only antipsychotic that works for me. (I have tried many, some more than once.) Every day I suffer... Read more Chevron

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Christina Bruni

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posted 01/08/2008, comments (7)

Winning Against Fear: How to Do It

Living with the schizophrenia, we go through everything: paranoia, moods and anxiety-a range of symptoms. Here now I want to talk about the anxiety. Sometimes it seems like a companion, always there. Case in point: I agonized over the delivery of two 16-piece dinnerware sets that were to arrive on the Wednesday after New Year's Day. They were... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 01/07/2008, comments (2)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

What we have learned over the last fifty years about schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorders, as well as other serious mental illnesses, is creating a nonviolent revolution that will change the interpretation of the US Constitution from this time forward. Just about everyone who has taken a class in civics, political... Read more Chevron

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