Family Schizophrenia

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6 Tips for Families Dealing With Schizophrenia

Allow time to grieve If a family member or close friend is diagnosed with schizophrenia and the symptoms are serious, it can feel as if you’ve lost a loved one.  Giving yourself time to deal with feelings of frustration, anger, and fear will allow you to help other family members cope with their own negative emotions.  The grieving process is critical to achieving acceptance and making plans for the future, even if those plans are very different from what you had in mind—particularly... Read More

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10 Tips for Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia

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Learn More One of the most challenging and frustrating aspects of schizophrenia derives from a lack of knowledge and understanding. Quite simply, the more you learn, the easier it becomes to understand and explain what is happening and why....

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