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posted 01/17/2008, comment (1)

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I've been married to a man with mental illness for the past 7 &1/2 years. He was diagnosed bi-polar,then paranoid schizophrenic. Due to a broad spectrum of abuse, my children and I have left and reunited with him over and over. Just when I think he's under control and we can live together, he does something else... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/17/2008, comments (2)

Campaign 2008: The Candidates Address NAMI

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) sent a 24-item questionnaire on mental health issues to every candidate in the 2008 election. Here, I'll focus on the section, "End the inappropriate jailing of Americans with mental illness." As President, will you: 1. Support increasing programs to divert people with mental... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/14/2008, comments (0)

Crazy: A Book Review

Bebe Moore Campbell is quoted as saying: "For anyone in the thick of the battle for the mind of a mentally ill loved one, a new champion has emerged. Crazy is both a clarion call for change and justice, and an enthralling portrait of a father who refused to surrender." Pete Earley, an investigative journalist, wrote Crazy: a... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/10/2008, comments (3)

Prediction of Psychosis in At-Risk Youth: a New Study

A longitudinal study with a 2½-year follow-up of 291 at-risk individuals was conducted to determine the risk of conversion to psychosis. (Prediction of Psychosis in Youth at High Clinical Risk, a Multisite Longitudinal Study in North America.) The researchers posited that prevention models now common to medicine could possibly be applied to... Read more Chevron

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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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