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Don Fraser

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posted 12/15/2008, comments (5)

Survival as a Person with Schizophrenia II - medications and doctors

I could write about this topic for about a month, but since it's a blog I'll keep it brief and to the point. I don't think that there are many people with this illness who can honestly say that they got it right the first time. That is, they got the right meds and found a doctor who they liked... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 10/19/2008, comment (1)

CHOICES II-2 - Impediments to Acceptance 1B

This blog is recommended reading for the visitors to this site, especially those sending in questions [to the "Ask a Question" Facility] involving their own diagnosis, or how to get a friend or relative into treatment or to take their medications. In my blog entitled CHOICES II-1 -Impediments to Recovery 1A, posted on 13 October... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 09/29/2008, comments (4)

Personal Advocacy - Representation

When someone mentions advocacy for the mentally ill, what comes to mind for most people are organizations focused on lobbying congress and educating the general public. Each of these endeavors is worthy of lengthy discussion, but neither provide what I would consider to be "personal advocacy." Personal advocacy is taking up... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/30/2008, comments (6)

medicines prefer by pysician.

my sister 26 has schizophrenia from last 3 yaers. Our physician given medicines like Memoetam,olanate,hope,olapine,& neuropil. But, with this medicine she usually sleep 10 to 12 hours in a day.Thus, she dislikes the medicine.frm last 4 months she behaves normaly,not showing any symptomes without... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 06/09/2008, comments (2)

Time for a Gender Sensitive Approach to Treatment?

Although the lifetime incidence of schizophrenia is roughly similar in men and women it remains the case that men seem to have a worse general outlook than women. More men than women are diagnosed with schizophrenia between the ages of 15 to 25 and they tend to show higher levels of social withdrawal, self-neglect and substance misuse. Men... Read more Chevron

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