Personal Perspective: My first psychotic episode happened following a two-month trip to Africa where I returned home with severe reverse culture shock.
A Personal Perspective: Whether or not to take away a person’s freedom and liberty through an involuntary hospitalization is a difficult question to consider.
A Personal Perspective: Hallucinations can be debilitating for people with schizophrenia, most often auditory and visual, but sometimes affecting all five senses.
A Personal Perspective: When diagnosed with schizophrenia, I struggled to find hope. Reading stories of meaningful recovery from schizophrenia inspired me—especially these two.
A Personal Perspective: When diagnosed with schizophrenia, I struggled to find hope. Reading stories of meaningful recovery from schizophrenia inspired me—especially these two.
A Personal Perspective: As a teenager, I was always longing to have graduated from college, but after developing schizophrenia, I badly wanted to go back in time.
A Personal Perspective: As a teenager, I was always longing to have graduated from college, but after developing schizophrenia, I badly wanted to go back in time.
A Personal Perspective: While people with schizophrenia can experience severe psychiatric symptoms, some can form complicated plans and manage to meet their basic needs.
A Personal Perspective: While people with schizophrenia can experience severe psychiatric symptoms, some can form complicated plans and manage to meet their basic needs.
My first three psychiatrists said I would never work, attend school or live independently. But I finally met another psychiatrist who brought me to full remission.
My first three psychiatrists said I would never work, attend school or live independently. But I finally met another psychiatrist who brought me to full remission.
It’s increasingly common for someone to be diagnosed with a condition such as ADHD or autism as an adult. A diagnosis often brings relief, but it can also come with as many questions as answers.