Schizophrenia - All People Who Are Interested In "Schizophrenia"

Pamela Wagner

Award-winning author, poet and papier mache artist

posted 03/18/2009, comment (1)

My New Book is coming out

Just wanted to share the news that my new book of poetry, about my journey from illness to recovery, is coming out at the end of this month, and is already available for preorder from Amazon.com. (See link below) In it are poems from my twenty-four years of writing, plus commentary by Dr. Mary O'Malley, psychiatrist. It is called WE MAD... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/13/2009, comments (5)

10 Quick Facts about Childhood Schizophrenia

The precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an assumed relationship between genetic factors the environment. Possible causes include family history, birth trauma, exposure to viruses in the womb or parents being older. Schizophrenia in children is essentially no different to adult... Read more Chevron

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I live in Florida and have not recieved treatment for my disease

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posted 03/08/2009, comment (1)

Kill the victim

A few years back I was viciously attacked by my best friend and my daughter, and then everything fell apart. I lost all my old friends, and began a total isolation. My health problems made it easy to stay home and play the victim. After three years of silence my old best friend called me Thursday nite. She didn't apologize for... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/26/2009, comments (3)

N-Acetyl Cysteine

I found a reference to a study that was done in Europe, that found N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) has a beneficial therapeutic effect for those with schizophrenia. I bought a bottle at the local Whole Foods for $9, and have been trying it for a week now. The idea is that N-Acetyl Cysteine is a precursor of glutathione, a powerful... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (4)

CHOICES II-17 - We can do this the easy way or . . .

In books, movies and TV shows we've all heard the phrase - "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, the choice is yours." In any context this line offers a clear choice. The consequences of that choice are implicit, but nonetheless quite clear. In this series, CHOICES II (Choices in Recovery), we are talking about... Read more Chevron

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