61. Athma Shakti Vidyalaya Society. Located in Bangalore providing holistic psychotherapy treatment of schizophrenia, depression and mental illness. http://www.holistic-psychotherapy.iinet.net.au

62. NIMH: Schizophrenia This is a time of hope for people with schizophrenia and their families. To learn more about the genetic basis for schizophrenia, the NIMH has http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.cfm

@import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/wireframe.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/contents.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/textsizeS.css"; Skip to main content Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior Text Size: S M L powered by Google Advanced Search Press Room NIMH Outreach Scientific Meetings Clinical Trials ... Publications Schizophrenia A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping. Date: 2005 (rev) What do you want to do? Read now E-mail to a friend Print this document See related items ... Browse all health information Schizophrenia What is schizophrenia? When does it start and who gets it? What are the symptoms of schizophrenia? Positive symptoms ... References What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder. It affects about 1 percent of people all over the world (including 3.2 million Americans) and has been recognized throughout recorded history. People with schizophrenia may hear voices other people don't hear or believe that others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. These experiences are terrifying and can cause fearfulness, withdrawal, or extreme agitation. People with schizophrenia may not make sense when they talk, may sit for hours without moving or talking much, or can seem perfectly fine until they talk about what they are really thinking. Since many people with schizophrenia have difficulty holding a job or caring for themselves, the burden on their families and society is significant as well.

63. Vocational Rehabilitation In Schizophrenia Findings and recommendations of a 1995 research study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health that investigates value of paid employment versus traditional placements in sheltered workshops. http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/scz/sb-voca.html

Schizophrenia Vocational Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia By Anthony F. Lehman Schizophrenia Bulletin, Vol 21, No. 4, 1995 National Institute of Mental Health Abstract Schizophrenia exacts a heavy toll on a person's capacity to work, and a variety of vocational rehabilitation interventions have been developed over the past few decades to enhance the vocational capacities of persons with this disorder. The research literature on outcomes of vocational rehabilitation during the era of deinstitutionalization for persons with schizophrenia is reviewed. Most vocational rehabilitation programs have a positive influence on work-related activities, but most have failed to show substantial and enduring impacts on independent, competitive employment. Recent advances in supported employment suggest that vocational rehabilitation offers greater promise than do transitional and sheltered employment approaches. Vocational rehabilitation intervention may also exert positive influences on such clinical outcomes as medication compliance, symptom reduction, and relapse. Schizophrenia Bulletin Vocational rehabilitation has assumed increasing importance as part of the array of services available for persons with schizophrenia. Work not only provides financial remuneration but is a normalizing experience, allowing individuals to participate in society, and may promote self-esteem and quality of life. Furthermore, the vast majority of persons with severe mental illnesses identify paid employment as one of their goals (Rogers et al. 1991). Despite this, rates of competitive employment for persons with schizophrenia remain dismally low below 25 percent (Anthony et al. 1978).

64. National Schizophrenia Foundation Index Page National schizophrenia Foundation that advances support, information, and awarenessof schizophrenia. http://www.nsfoundation.org/

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65. EMedicine - Schizophrenia : Article By Paul S Gerstein, MD schizophrenia Commonly known as insanity or madness, schizophrenia is a chronicpsychotic disorder with onset typically occurring in adolescence or young http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic520.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Psychosocial Schizophrenia Last Updated: June 17, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: psychosis, psychotic disorder, psychotic disorders, acute psychiatric emergencies, insanity, madness, dementia praecox, hallucinations, delusions, schizophrenic disorder AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Paul S Gerstein, MD , Senior Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center Paul S Gerstein, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine , and Massachusetts Medical Society Editor(s): Joseph A Salomone III, MD , Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

66. Schizophrenia - EMedicine Health Overview of schizophrenia and its causes, symptoms and treatment. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/18995-1.asp

Search September 25, 2005 Registration Healthcare Professionals You are in: Mental Health and Behavior Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Overview Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling mental illness. It affects men and women with equal frequency. People suffering from schizophrenia may have the following symptoms: Delusions, false personal beliefs held with conviction in spite of reason or evidence to the contrary, not explained by that person's cultural context Hallucinations, perceptions (can be sound, sight, touch, smell, or taste) that occur in the absence of an actual external stimulus (Auditory hallucinations, those of voice or other sounds, are the most common type of hallucinations in schizophrenia.) Disorganized thoughts and behaviors Disorganized speech Catatonic behavior, in which the affected person's body may be rigid and the person may be unresponsive The term schizophrenia is Greek in origin, and in the Greek meant "split mind." This is not an accurate medical term. In Western culture, some people have come to believe that schizophrenia refers to a split-personality disorder. These are two very different disorders, and people with schizophrenia do not have separate personalities. Schizophrenia and other mental health disorders have fairly strict criteria for diagnosis. Time of onset as well as length and characteristics of symptoms are all factors. The active symptoms of schizophrenia must be present at least 6 months, or only 1 month if treated.

67. The Ness Foundation Conducting research into safer treatments for schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and ADHD, particularly in connection with dietary lipids and oxidative stress. http://www.ness-foundation.org.uk/

Home Profile of New Chairman How You Can Help The Ness Foundation Research Activities Lipids in Neurodevelopmental Conditions ... Links The Ness Foundation Ness House Dochfour Business Centre Inverness t: 01463 220 407 f: 01463 220 256 e: info@ness-foundation.org.uk The Ness Foundation The Ness Foundation (previously The Highland Psychiatric Research Foundation HPRF) is a charitable organisation, formed in 1998 from an internationally recognised research group and in 1999 became an associate institute of the UHI Millennium Institute. The Ness Foundation's mission: To improve the quality of life of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and other related conditions, by conducting research to discover safer, more effective diagnostics and treatments. To break down the stigma that surrounds such conditions, which is frequently more disabling than the illness itself, through the involvement of patients and caregivers and the wide dissemination of its research findings.

68. EMedicine - Schizophrenia : Article By Frances R Frankenburg, MD schizophrenia schizophrenia is a severe and persistent debilitating psychiatricdisorder. It is not well understood and probably consists of several http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2072.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Schizophrenia Last Updated: August 8, 2005 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: dementia praecox, auditory hallucinations, impaired information processing, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, psychiatric disorders, thought disturbances, distorted thinking, mental illness, psychosis, mental disorder, delusions, depression, mania, manic depressive, major depressive disorder, mood disorder AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Frances R Frankenburg, MD , Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry, Bedford VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine Frances R Frankenburg, MD, is a member of the following medical societies:

69. Psychiatry 24x7 For The UK Contains resources for, with specific focus, on schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Provides live psychiatry news links, education, ecards, quizzes and polls. http://www.psychiatry24x7.co.uk/

70. SFNSW Home Page Information on schizophrenia. Articles, counseling services, and a free mailing list. http://www.sfnsw.org.au/

WELCOME You are now entering a site which strives to promote a society in which people with mental illness are valued and treated as equals. The Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc, is committed to improving the circumstances and welfare of people living with serious mental illness, their carers and relatives. We also aim to inform professionals working in the area. Gene Discovery Could Aid Schizophrenia Treatment Australian scientists say the discovery of a new gene could significantly improve the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Doctors have found a gene which makes patients more susceptible to the side-effects of medication. Many patients do not like to take the anti-psychotic drugs prescribed for schizophrenia because of severe side-effects, including depression, sexual problems and osteoporosis. "It is a fundamentally important [discovery] because the way we've used medications until now has been trial and error," Professor Ross Young from Queensland University of Technology said. Professor Young and Professor Bruce Lawford from the Royal Brisbane Hospital found patients with the gene had nearly twice the level of a particular hormone when taking their medications. Doctors say discovering the gene means they will be able to do a blood test or DNA swab and predict who will do better on certain medications. "By screening for genetic markers we can give lower doses of medication or give ones that have less side effects," Professor Young said.

71. NAMI | Schizophrenia schizophrenia Fact Sheet from NAMI. Most people with schizophrenia sufferchronically or episodically throughout their lives, and are often stigmatized http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/

72. Atypical Antipsychotic Medications - Recent Developments Comparative discussion of different medications used to treat schizophrenia and related conditions. http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Thought_Disorders/schizo/medications/ind

Schizophrenia Home What Is It? Comprehensive Information Antipsychotic Medications ... to a friend advertisement advertisement Recent Developments in Atypical Antipsychotic Medications Medications help in relieving the symptoms of Schizophrenia, help the individual feel better, and can delay or prevent a relapse. The goal of medication therapy is to use the least amount of medication possible to manage the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia effectively, as well as to minimize unwanted side effects. Drug treatment is usually continuous, as relapse of symptoms is common when medication is discontinued. Schizophrenia is now being treated with new medications that are commonly called "atypical antipsychotics." These drugs have less severe side effects than the former generation of drugs used to treat this debilitating disease. Antipsychotics or neuroleptic drugs (as they're sometimes called) help relieve the positive symptoms of schizophrenia by helping to correct an imbalance in the chemicals that enable brain cells to communicate with each other. As with drug treatments for other physical illnesses, many patients with severe mental illnesses may need to try several different antipsychotic medications before they find the one, or the combination of medications, that works best for them. Conventional Antipsychotics Conventional Antipsychotics were introduced in the 1950's and all had similar ability to relieve the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Most of these older "conventional" antipsychotics differed in the side effects they produced. These conventional antipsychotics include

73. NAMI | Mental Illnesses The first signs of schizophrenia typically emerge in the teenage years or earlytwenties. Most people with schizophrenia suffer chronically or episodically http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedP

74. Welcome To Lilly In Ireland Eli Lilly Ireland, specialising in women's health, depression and schizophrenia. http://www.lilly.ie/

Eli Lilly and Company In Ireland, Lilly has two operations: Eli Lilly and Company (Ireland) Ltd. based in Dublin, is responsible for the marketing and sales of Lilly's health care solutions for the Irish market. Eli Lilly S.A. (Irish Branch) based in Kinsale, County Cork, is one of six Lilly bulk manufacturing plants worldwide that employs over 450 people and manufactures a range of products which are exported to fill-finish plants supplying worldwide markets. Site Map

75. Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search John McCrone reviews 'The Madness of Adam and Eve How schizophrenia Shaped Humanity' by David Horrobin. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4176749,00.html

Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Newsblog Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Politics Science Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Technology Travel Been there Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The northerner The wrap Advertising guide Crossword Soulmates dating Headline service Syndication services Events / offers Help / contacts Feedback Information GNL press office Living our values Newsroom Reader Offers Style guide Travel offers TV listings Weather Web guides Working at GNL Guardian Weekly Money Observer Public Network home UK news World latest Books ... Search The human stain The Madness of Adam and Eve by David Horrobin asks the question: did schizophrenia make us sapient? By John McCrone John McCrone Guardian Saturday April 28, 2001 The Madness of Adam and Eve: How Schizophrenia Shaped Humanity David Horrobin Buy it at a discount at BOL Do the shelves have room for one more bonkers theory about how apes became human? You know the story: for millions of years we were big-brained but dull-witted hominids. Then, about 100,000 years ago, our brains were touched as if by a burning finger and we lit up with self-consciousness and creativity. We immediately started painting caves and worshipping gods, and became rational. The question is: what could have caused this abrupt change? Well, here is a suggestion to wet your socks: the first humans were schizophrenic. A small band of smart apes lived by a lakeshore in east Africa on a diet rich in fats, which allowed their brains to grow very large. Then a genetic defect in fat metabolism led to one child having faulty brain connections; the signalling became slightly variable. The result was a brain prone to schizophrenia, psychopathy and mania, but also creativity, curiosity and ambition. As David Horrobin imagines it, this child with "a divine discontent with the way things were" spawned a family of proto-Medicis, brilliant and ruthless, who slaughtered their neighbours and spread out to rule the world.

76. Lichtenstein Creative Media - Voices Of An Illness An awardwinning three-part radio series covering personal stories of clinical depression, manic-depression, and schizophrenia. http://lcmedia.com/voices.htm

Home About LCM LCM Bookstore Where to Listen Find the public radio station closest to you Feedback Lichtenstein Creative Media. Webmaster Last modified: 9 Nov 1998 Voices of an Illness is a radio documentary series which has provided millions with an extraordinary window on serious mental illness since the series premiere in 1992. The National Institute of Mental Health hailed the series as having "truly set new standards of creativity and scientific accuracy in broadcast journalism about mental illness." The Voices of an Illness series has been honored with 23 major broadcast journalism and mental health awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, television and radio’s highest honor. The series also received top honors from the National Institute of Mental Health, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the National Mental Health Association, the National Easter Seal Society and the American Medical Writers Association. This three-part series was created by LCM founder and president Bill Lichtenstein as a way of relating his own experience following his diagnosis with, and recovery from, manic depression.

77. SCHIZOPHENIA schizophrenia is now used to describe a cluster of symptoms that typically Some experts believe that impaired verbal memory in schizophrenia is a http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc47.html

Schizophrenia March 2002 WHAT IS SCHIZOPHRENIA? The term schizophrenia was first used in 1911 by Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, to categorize patients whose thought processes and emotional responses seemed disconnected. The term schizophrenia literally means split mind; however, many people still believe incorrectly that the condition causes a split personality (which is an uncommon problem involving dissociation). Schizophrenia is now used to describe a cluster of symptoms that typically includes the following: Delusions. Hallucinations. Disordered thinking. Emotional unresponsiveness. Because symptoms of schizophrenia arise from various physical processes and respond differently to treatments, some experts recommend classifying the disease based on the presence of the following symptom groups: Negative symptoms (including apathy and social withdrawal). Psychotic symptoms. Disordered thinking. (Some experts group psychotic and disordered thinking in a single category called positive symptoms.) The disease is complicated by the fact that although a schizophrenic patient may have more than one symptom, he or she rarely has all of them. Symptoms also often go into remission. As the mechanisms in the brain that lead to schizophrenia are being discovered, researchers are attempting to define more accurate ways of describing the disease as it relates to the biologic processes that cause them.

78. Itsallright : Diaries Of Four Fictional Teenagers Touched By Mental Illness Diaries of four fictional teenagers touched by mental illness. Factsheets, helpline, and information on mental illness including schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders. http://www.itsallright.org

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79. Neuroscience For Kids - Schizophrenia People who have schizophrenia do NOT have multiple personalities. The behaviorof people with schizophrenia is often very strange and shocking. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/schiz.html

Schizophrenia First, let's discuss what schizophrenia is not. People who have schizophrenia do NOT have multiple personalities. In 1911, Eugen Bleuler, first used the word "schizophrenia." Although the word schizophrenia does come from the Greek words meaning "split" and "mind," people with schizophrenia do not have split personalities. This misunderstanding has caused many people to misuse the term schizophrenia. The "split mind" refers to the way that people with schizophrenia are split off from reality; they cannot tell what is real and what is not real. Contents of this Page Who has schizophrenia? Symptoms Causes Treatment ... References Who has schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental illnesses. About 1 of every 100 people (1% of the population) is affected by schizophrenia. This disorder is found throughout the world and in all races and cultures. Schizophrenia affects men and women in equal numbers, although on average, men appear to develop schizophrenia earlier than women. Generally, men show the first signs of schizophrenia in their mid 20s and women show the first signs in their late 20s. Schizophrenia has a tremendous cost to society, estimated at $32.5 billion per year in the US (statistic from Brain Facts , Society for Neuroscience, 2002).

80. La Amistad Foundation / Lakewood Center Longterm treatment facility for adults with chronic mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar illness and depression. Florida. http://www.laamistad.org

La Amistad means friendship La Amistad Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to enhance the quality of life for adults with chronic mental illness. Our goal is to maintain a community in which these individuals have the opportunity to live with dignity and independence, as they pursue leisure activities, social relationships, and meaningful work. La Amistad Foundation, Inc. 8400 La Amistad Cove Fern Park, FL 32730 (407) 331-7291 fax www.laamistad.org d/b/a Lakewood Center 8400 La Amistad Cove Fern Park, FL 32730 (407) 331-5828 fax www.lakewoodcenter.org

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