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Schizophrenia Research

February 5, 2014 By Phil Hickey |

Psychiatric News is the APA’s online bulletin.  On Jan 15, it ran an article by Vabren Watts (an APA staff writer).  The article is called APA Gives Schizophrenia Research Capitol Hill Spotlight. It is reported in the article that on December 12, 2013, the APA, together with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus and the American Brain… Continue Reading

Role of Childhood Abuse in Development of “Schizophrenia”

May 26, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

BACKGROUND There has been some discussion in recent weeks concerning the role of childhood abuse in the etiology of the condition known as schizophrenia. It is particularly difficult to address this problem because the condition known as schizophrenia is not a unified phenomenon.  Rather, it is an assortment of loosely clustered behaviors which has been… Continue Reading

Talk Therapy for Schizophrenia

May 14, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

There’s an interesting article on Vermont’s Seven Days.  It’s called Burlington’s HowardCenter Tries a New Approach to Treating Mental Illness: More Talk, Fewer Meds.  You can see it here.  (Thanks to Steven Coles on Twitter for the link.) Apparently Vermont’s Department of Mental Health is promoting a “new” kind of treatment for psychosis:  talk therapy. … Continue Reading

“You must take these pills for life.” Or is it for death?

May 12, 2013 By Phil Hickey |

There’s an important article (here) on Monica Cassani’s website BeyondMeds in which she tackles the myth that once a person has been assigned a “diagnosis” of schizophrenia, he/she must take neuroleptics for life. Here’s a quote: “Unfortunately, at this juncture in history many people who get labeled with psychiatric illness these days do not have… Continue Reading

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