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Claudia Krizay

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Acute and scared

Acute   Anger, wrath, Fire: My spirit, on the run, Igniting fire inside of me Sizzling as grease Dribbling down a gas burner Agitated, I have been awake too long this night I cannot find my medicine… Darkness, Somewhere in the distance but not too far away, I hear a bell ringing I cannot see the light? Not a church... Read moreChevron
posted 08/14/2008, comments (0)|
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This long mysterious surreal journey called my life.

I believe that it is possible for me to recover to the point of becoming a doctor with M.D. and Ph.D credentials and training.  have been on the older and newer meds and I also have endured a very long duration of untreated psychosis. At 5 years of age, i went through the front windshield of my daddys car during an accident and after being... Read moreChevron
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Early Detection and Prevention of Schizophrenia

The Sunday morning session at the NAMI 2008 convention featured two psychiatrists working on the cutting-edge of research and treatment for schizophrenia: Ed Scolnick, M.D., director, Psychiatry Initiative, the Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA and William Cook, Ph.D., director, Psychiatry Research, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. ... Read moreChevron
posted 06/26/2008, comments (0)|
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Understanding Delusions

Coming out of the last blog entry, a Q&A with two esteemed psychiatrists, I offer a peer's perspective.  At the 2008 NAMI convention, Milt Greek, who self-identifies as a "schizophrenic," lectured on Schizophrenia: Thinking and Feeling.  He gave us an inside view of what goes on in the head of someone in the throes of... Read moreChevron
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Psychosis, Depression and Medication Compliance

One of the difficulties in long-term management of psychotic illnesses is that of compliance with medications used for the treatment of psychosis and depression. In a previous entry I discussed the issue of taking medication regularly in terms of psychiatric illness in general, but this can be a particular problem in treating depression in... Read moreChevron

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