Schizophrenia - All SharePosts Relating To "Just Diagnosed"

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posted 08/02/2009, comments (4)

Raising Hope - A NIMH Study

There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), with additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-commonly known as the economic stimulus plan-will shortly conduct a research project aimed at halting the disability that occurs after a first episode of... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/28/2009, comments (17)

Helping our son, help himself

Our son has always been such a wonderful person....caring, gentle, well mandered and always respectful. He has been living with this "illness" for just over three years and is now 22 yr of age. Just after high school graduation he was living away from home, working as a waiter and going to school full time when he started becoming paranoid. After... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/22/2009, comments (4)

Life A.D. [After Diagnosis]

This SharePost I've titled Life A.D. [After Diagnosis] because it is traumatic when we learn we have schizophrenia. The diagnosis changes us. It has far-reaching implications. The degree to which we give up on ourselves and lose hope of recovering often depends upon how others around us respond to the news. We need support... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/21/2009, comments (2)

Ask the Expert - Four Questions Answered

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... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/28/2009, comments (3)

Indiana help

My 28 year old son was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is coming to live with me in a couple of weeks and I don't even know what to do first. We live in Indiana. Can I get help with paying for his meds and counseling? Will anyone give him a job? My initial thought is that I should try to obtain disability... Read more Chevron

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