If I wanted to become an expert on Schizophrenia, and do field work on the subject, what would I need to major in?
posted by SarcasticSeraph
on Sep 21, 2012 -
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When a person with schizophrenia plays several different radios tuned to different stations at once, as
Roky Erickson did in the documentary about him, how does it affect them? Is it soothing?
Independent of how a person with schizophrenia may feel about this practice, is it considered helpful or therapeutic by medical professionals?
Finally, how common is this practice among people with schizophrenia?
posted by ignignokt
on Feb 26, 2012 -
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I have a dear old friend who lives on the other side of the country. He has a history of moderate paranoia/schizophrenia, and he was incarcerated for about a year as the result of an episode of illness. He's disconnected his phone, and I'm trying to figure out how to get in contact with him.
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posted by mikeand1
on Jan 17, 2012 -
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My ex-boyfriend's schizophrenia turned me into an atheist (more or less), but that loss of faith kind of took me by surprise. I'm still thinking about it sometimes, and wondering how religious people reconcile themselves with the idea of a mental illness that produces religious experiences?
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posted by brisquette
on Dec 3, 2011 -
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So I recently suffered a relatively severe concussion. And since then.. I am hearing.. things. Voices. They are.. very specific in nature though.. and I'm kinda terrified and kinda giggling about it..
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posted by mediocre
on Nov 8, 2011 -
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My sister just got out of the hospital and I want to offer my family some support. Need suggestions and insights.
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posted by amodelcitizen
on Aug 19, 2011 -
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When a mentally ill person begins to talk about other people being "possessed by demons" is that a red flag?
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posted by LarryC
on May 28, 2011 -
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A new friend/acquaintance has made some quasi-suicidal statements and is obviously delusional and routinely binge drinks. What, if anything, should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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What signs can I look for to help me determine whether my meth-addicted friend's paranoid behavior stems from amphetamine psychosis, or something more permanent, like schizophrenia?
posted by t(h)om(as)
on Feb 6, 2011 -
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I really want to take a break from this relationship, maybe in the next six months or so. My boyfriend is slogging through the process of sorting out his mental health issues, and I'd like to let him know that I want the break, but I don't want to force it on him right now. Is that a bad idea?
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posted by brisquette
on Oct 11, 2010 -
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Where can I go to view/download the full episode of
20/20 which aired Friday, March 5th, 2010? Hopefully for free?
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posted by dissolvedgirl22
on Mar 6, 2010 -
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After 20+ years of marriage, my dad wants a divorce. Mom has schizophrenia. Please help me think through this awful situation... [very long]
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 20, 2009 -
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How do you tell someone that they're "crazy"? I need to help a best friend who is losing his sanity. It's a long story...
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 15, 2009 -
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“The Case of Ellen West” was published by the Swiss psychiatrist, Ludwig Binswanger, in 1944–1945 and (as far as I can tell) appeared in English translation in 1958. Anyone know where I can get a copy? Usual search suspects are turning up only the Carl Rogers article, "Ellen West and Loneliness", in the Review of Existential Psychology and Psychiatry (which I've requested via interlibrary loan) and some other scholarly pubs on Rogers (behind the usual pay walls).
posted by crush-onastick
on Nov 20, 2009 -
4 answers
Every night that he comes home and winds up browsing the internet for hours, I feel like I'm going to scream.
Am I a nagging worrywort, is my boyfriend mildly depressed, or both? And what's the best way to work on it?
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posted by brisquette
on Nov 17, 2009 -
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Is it possible to gently (but effectively) cut a mentally ill person out of my life when the usual detachment methods aren't working? (Warning: long, distressing explanation)
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posted by MuChao
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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Help me figure out ways to minimize the effect my schizophrenic uncle's delusions have on government and law enforcement.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 27, 2009 -
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So, my minor tics are developing into more pronounced tics. Is there something I should be worried about? Is there something I can do?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 27, 2009 -
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My downstairs neighbor, who is most likely schizophrenic, has been harassing my wife and me. Our landlord seems unenthusiastic about evicting her, and we are unenthusiastic about moving ourselves. What legal options can I pursue? Does anyone in Chicago have personal experience with a (cheap!) lawyer they might recommend?
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posted by ztdavis
on Jun 17, 2009 -
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SchizoFilter: I'd like to become a connoisseur of internet crazy. Does Timecube have a more harmonious
5-Day cousin? I know Cindy McCain (but not John, thankfully) is a Reptilian, but are they mole people, too? Can I get cursed by some chain-mail, please? I want all the crazy! Let loose your delirium, MeFi!
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posted by Keter
on May 22, 2009 -
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Is there any good data on the sensitivity and specificity of symptoms of schizophrenia in its diagnosis?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 29, 2009 -
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During the late '80s or early '90s, Epic Comics, an imprint of the Marvel Comics company, printed a graphic novel about schizophrenia thinly veiled as a ghost story.
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posted by fiTs
on Jan 24, 2009 -
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Are there any famous or not-so-famous epidemics with blindness as an indicative symptom? If so, which? How and/or why?
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posted by srs
on Jul 6, 2008 -
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I've been seeing a sweet, charming, attractive young woman for about a month now. We have a huge amount in common, and excellent chemistry. We make each other very happy, and while we're not "in love" yet, it really just seems like just a matter of time. A few nights ago, she told me that she was on medication for schizophrenia. Help me not freak out and screw this up.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 27, 2008 -
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I'm schizophrenic and need ideas on how to train myself to be active and able to work toward my goals.
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posted by hypervenom
on Dec 5, 2007 -
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Help me create an interesting and realistic character with schizophrenia for my novel. Ideally, there would be a "Vaults of Erowid" type site out there where people have documented their 1st hand experiences with mental illnesses, but no such site seems to exist.
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posted by ekstasis23
on Aug 2, 2007 -
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Is it possible to tell the difference between an old, long-standing injury and a more recent injury to the brain on a brain scan? Would a particular type of brain scan (fMRI as opposed to CAT scan) be better able to reveal the difference between the two? This question would be pertinent to the Peter Braunstein case: earlier in the news coverage, they showed Braunstein's brain scan on television, because the defense claims that the decreased activity shown in the frontal region is consistent with schizophrenia. However, I understand Braunstein hit his head while in custody, and I'm thinking that could cause a similar result on the brain scan. I'm also wondering, could a brain scan show whether he got dropped on his head when he was a baby and/or all three possible conditions and when, approximately, they developed?
posted by bunky
on Jun 18, 2007 -
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Is it possible to fake schizophrenia? I had a discussion the other days and the other person claimed that it can be done to avoid legal recourse. Never thought about it much, but it could be true. Please understand that I am sensitive to people suffering from any illness, be it mental or otherwise.
I ask this question with respect and sensitivity.
posted by bright77blue
on Apr 22, 2007 -
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I just read in the NYT that Zyprexa (an atypical anti-psychotic, used to treat schizophrenia and mania) is the fourth-most prescribed drug in the world. Other lists I've seen put similar drugs in the top-ten sellers. How can this be? Are there that many people suffering from these disorders compared to being medicated for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or any of a dozen other maladies I can think of that appear, on general observation, to be far more common? (And I don't believe, neccessarily, that this is simply doctors overprescribing - because, at least to me, that premise would mean overprescribing all drugs, not just the ones in question, right?)
posted by soulbarn
on Jan 14, 2007 -
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This research claims that there aren't any blind schizophrenics. Basically, it says that blindness could protect against schizophrenia, but because of typically later age of onset for blindness (mostly results of glaucoma and macular degenration), I wonder if schizophrenia could somehow protect against blindness.
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
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posted by srs
on Nov 3, 2006 -
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What are the laws surrounding involuntary commitment for psychiatric treatment in California?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 12, 2006 -
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This is an admittedly silly question, but I'm curious nonetheless. I'm battling insomnia and the new-generation Transformers cartoon comes on the television. The presumed villain is a schizophrenic character, whose head appears to have three faces side by side, and he switches faces, and the different personalities battle amongst each other.
I've also seen this in some really bad B Skiing movie from the 80's. No clue of the name. But I've seen it other places, too. My question is, does anyone have a clue where this concept originates? Is it some obscure R.D.Laing essay that I've overlooked? Some folklore I am not familiar with?
posted by oog
on Jul 23, 2004 -
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