Schizophrenia?

[RockyRoad]

I have been searching the web, but could only find two sites with actual information about Schizophrenia. Does anyone know any good sites?¿ We are doing a project in english about whether or not the man in The Tell-Tale Heart was schizophrenic, and I need to find information on schizphrenia. Thanks in advance.:)

[sammi]

This is one link from Mayo clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00196

[Miss Meow]

Floppsy, I don't know any good sites about the subject, but try a search for schizophrenia support groups to add to your research and gain another perspective.

Also, 'Games People Play' by Eric Berne is a great book about the scripts people run their lives by. He has a differing viewpoint than most about schizophrenia - a lot of psychotherapists write off patients as schizophrenics with a long term condition, while Berne believes these people can be treated as rational human beings and treated successfully. It may help in your diagnosis :)

[NoahsMommy]

You can also try here:
American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/)

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by Miss Meow
Floppsy, I don't know any good sites about the subject, but try a search for schizophrenia support groups to add to your research and gain another perspective.

Also, 'Games People Play' by Eric Berne is a great book about the scripts people run their lives by. He has a differing viewpoint than most about schizophrenia - a lot of psychotherapists write off patients as schizophrenics with a long term condition, while Berne believes these people can be treated as rational human beings and treated successfully. It may help in your diagnosis :)
Very interesting, I'll have to find that book. I'm familiar with this theory and have even seen a few case studies...but they usually occur in someone who has a mild form of the disease.

[Miss Meow]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy

Very interesting, I'll have to find that book. I'm familiar with this theory and have even seen a few case studies...but they usually occur in someone who has a mild form of the disease.

He died in 1970 and most of his books were published in the '60s. Might be interesting to complement your studies. He's also done a lot of work with alcoholics, which I'm not familiar with.

[RockyRoad]

Thanks everyone!:)

[Dixieland Dancer]

If you find out any earth shattering breakthroughs on curing this disease, please let me know. My brother suffers with this along with some other mental health issues. :(

[primabella]

i had to do a huge bio project last year and did it on schizophrenia. very interstesting but scary illness. i would give you a ton of sites that i had saved in my favorites but we rebooted our hard drive and lost everything. sorry :( anyways, good luck with it! :) (don't forget - a beautiful mind is all about the subject ;))

[Cinder & Smoke]

Go to http://www.google.com/ (http://www.google.com/)
and enter Schizophrenia...

Google popped up with :eek: 773,000 links...

Seems like the subject is well covered on the web.

[RockyRoad]

Today I wrote my essay about the man in the TTH. I decided he did not have Schizophrenia, and that there is such thing as the evil eye. I think I defended my idea very well. It was hard to decide though. I would post the essay, since I am typing it, but I don't think it's that good so maybe I will when I figure out what it lacks, I'll have to see.:) But thanks for the help everyone! It really helped me!

[primabella]

hope you do well. let us know your grade! ;)