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Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder Radio Shows
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Comprehensive information on Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder - listen to shows on causes, treatments, what it's like living with schizophrenia and the impact on family members, stigma associated with Schizophrenia and "A Beautiful Mind."
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Overview of Schizophrenia
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Capsule overview of schizophrenia - what it is, possible causes, symptoms, treatments.
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What it is, how it affects people's lives, and the delicate matter of treatment.
Causes of Schizophrenia
Understanding the Mind and Brain
Neuroimaging studies are unlocking some of the secrets of the human brain, from schizophrenia to emotions to consciousness. In this hour, broadcasting from Iowa City, we'll talk with Nancy Andreasen and Antonio Damasio--two of the world's leading brain scientists and professors at the University of Iowa--about advances in understanding the brain and the mind.
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More than two million people in the U.S. have schizophrenia, yet the disorder remains a medical mystery. Scientists are using genetic engineering to reproduce some of the symptoms of schizophrenia -- in mice.
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Study linking schizophrenia with a genetic component in DNA. It's not a new idea--scientists have been studying it for a decade at least--but now the focus is on families where schizophrenia occurs more frequently. The families are Ashkenazi Jews, and they are not united in their support for the study.
Brain Scans May Prove Early Detectors of Schizophrenia
A study in the journal Lancet shows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may prove effective as an early detector of schizophrenia. MRIs are scans that show a living brain in fine detail.
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Some scientists are studying whether giving anti-psychotic drugs to teenagers deemed at risk for developing schizophrenia could actually prevent the disease--a controversial approach because it's so tough to determine who's at risk. We discuss the causes of schizophrenia, including the role of genetics and a theory that viruses trigger the illness.
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Could a virus trigger schizophrenia?
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Findings that could help doctors better understand and treat the disease
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Treatment of Schizophrenia
Tough Choices in Treating Schizophrenia
A Sept. 2005 government study finds that even newest drug treatments for schizophrenia have many side effects, and do not always work as well as promised. Doctors and patients face difficult choices when trying to pick the right medication.
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Prof. Vaughan Carr, Head of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Newcastle in Australia discusses causes and treatments of schizophrenia.
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Excellent show from the Institute of Psychiatry in South London, where listeners, service users and mental health organizations put questions to a panel of experts.
Schizophrenia: Treatment, Access, Hope for the Future?
Schizophrenia has been called the most severe and disabling of all mental illnesses. 2.2 million Americans suffer from it, and many of them have no access to treatment. We discuss schizophrenia research and treatment with the country's leading experts in the field. Our guests are Dr. Sam Keith of the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Bernard Arons, director of the Center for Mental Health Services. The program also explores the impact of schizophrenia on the family.
Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse: The Role of Antipsychotics
With Alan Green, MD, Director, Commonwealth Research Center, Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
Pyschiatric Hospitalization: What It's Like on the Inside
At age 29, Margaret had her first severe manic episode. She became very impulsive, started spending a lot of money. The mania escalated and soon she was receiving "special messages" from the radio and television set. Her fiance tricked her into going to a psychiatric hospital. What happened when she got there and what it's like being in a psychiatric hospital is the subject of this show.
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State Mental Hospitals evoke images of patients in straitjackets, sedated by medications. But what is life really like on the inside? A team of filmmakers has been allowed to make a documentary about the country's oldest mental hospital - the Bellvue in New York. We'll hear from the film makers and doctors who work at the Bellvue, and we'll be joined by Dr. Ritamary Hanly from Norristown State Hospital.
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Few of us will be so lucky as Paul Vitti, the main character in the movie "Analyze This," and literally run into a great therapist in a car accident. For many people, it is a very big step to even decide that they want to start therapy, but once this step is made, the search for a therapist begins. In the age of managed care, our choices are considerably limited; some therapists refuse to deal with HMOs, and insurance companies will only pay for services provided by therapists on their list. What can and should we expect from a therapist, and where do we start looking? We take an in-depth look at the search for a therapist, and the influence of managed care on this process.
Finding the Right Therapist (Part II)
We will talk about finding the right therapist. We have interviewed several local therapists and asked them about their intake process. We will also be joined by Dr. Linda Seligman, author of "Selecting Effective Treatment." Psychiatrist Dr. Howard Dichter, consultant to the federal government on managed care, will join us to discuss the impact of managed care on the mental health field.
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Many doubt that "just talking about something" can really help people, and are confused about the different therapies that are available today. We explore how therapy helps people heal and are joined by a woman who managed to resolve her own history of abuse and family alcoholism through long-term therapy.
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Many patients are taking medications instead of going through long-term therapy. Dr. Elio Frattaroli, author of "Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain" argues that our world is so focused on finding quick fixes for our problems that we have lost touch with our souls. Later on the show we'll hear from Psychiatrist Paul Linde. Following his wife to Africa, he found himself working in Zimbabwe's capital as an attending psychiatrist at Harare Central Hospital. Linde has described his experience in a book called "Of Spirits and Madness."
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Well-being seems to be one of the most popular feelings of the new millennium. Everybody is seeking it, commercials promise it, and companies are marketing a myriad of products that are supposed to increase our overall feeling of comfort. But what does it really mean? Feeling happy? Feeling content? We explore an approach called "Positive Psychology" that focuses on fostering mental health. Our guests are Dr. Barbara Frederickson from the University of Michigan, and Dr. Ed Diener from the University of Illinois.
Living With Schizophrenia
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Struggling with Schizophrenia
Popular myths and stereotypes portray people who suffer from the disease as violent. Uncontrollable. Unable to live a complete life. For a small minority, that's true. But for most, the diagnosis is quite different. Joe Wklenkski is a graduate student at MIT in nuclear engineering. This fall he is settling into his classes, his room, and research schedule. (9/03)
Joe Wlecklinski describes his experience with the onset of schizophrenia.
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Diagnosis: Schizophrenia
Author of book designed to help people diagnosed with Schizophrenia and patient with Schizophrenia who shares his experiences are featured in this radio interview.
The Sights and Sounds of Schizophrenia
The textbook description of schizophrenia is a listing of symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior. But what does schizophrenia really feel like? This report centers on a virtual reality experience that simulates common symptoms of the mental illness. Hear and see samples of one of the simulations.
Inside the Life of a Schizophrenic
What it's like living with a brain disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and other disturbances in thinking and communication...and the increasing social isolation that goes along with it. Sufferers and family members share their perspectives on Schizophrenia.
Young People and Schizophrenia
Myths that surround severe mental illness and two young people share what it’s like to experience schizophrenia and psychosis.
Recovering From Mental Illness
Four people discuss their lives with and recovery from mental illness - manic-depression, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia.
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One schizophrenia patient's struggles dealing with psychotic episodes and repeated hospitalizations.
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33 year old James shares his experiences as a schizophrenia patient.
My Life with Paranoid Schizophrenia
Man discusses his life before and after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and the role faith played in his life.
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The Comfort of Loved Ones When the Sickness Hits
Writer Marcos McPeek Villatoro has coped with a lifelong mental illness. But his latest bout with bipolar disorder has helped him appreciate being surrounded by loved ones who support him when his illness hits hardest.
The Effect of Schizophrenia and Mental Illness on Family Members
Suffering From Paranoid Schizophrenia
Profiles a Massachusetts couple whose son suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. The disease, which can cause delusional and violent episodes, is treatable, but it is difficult to force a person to take medication.
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Families often feel responsible for mentally ill relatives, but feel powerless to help them.
Biology and Stigma of Schizophrenia
Man talks about his life and a mother whose son's illness changed their family life forever.
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When someone suffers from mental illness, their whole family is affected. Power dynamics change, marriages fall apart, and children often assume the role of care taker. For years, Ron Hamlen tried to help his former wife battle severe depression, and he describes this painful process in a new book "I Can't Make it Okay."
Families of the Mentally Ill: How Mental Illness Impacts Family Members
Guests and callers not only share the difficulties and stress of having a family member with a mental illness, but also how they have learned to cope.
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More than 25 million family members provide at least 20 hours of care a week to an ailing loved one. Numerous studies have shown that caregiving can lead to serious depression, a weakened immune system, a variety of stress-related ailments, and at times a higher mortality rate. Over the next decade, an estimated 47 million Baby Boomers will become caregivers to a parent, or relative, and thousands of seniors will face the burden of caring for a chronically ill spouse. We discuss caregiving with our guests, and we'll hear about the PBS program "Thou Shalt Honor" that deals with issues of caregiving.
Suicide
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Researchers are beginning to focus on the family and friends left behind, looking at the hidden repercussions of suicide.
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Imagine waking up one morning to find that a loved one is gone. Not because of an accident, an illness, or a random act of violence, but by his or her own hand. This nightmare scenario is a reality for the family members of suicide victims all across America every day. In the United States, a suicide is committed every 17 minutes, most by people under the age of 40. The families and friends are left with grief, questions, and feelings of guilt. Dr. Dan Gottlieb explores the latest research in the field of suicide and suicide prevention with Dr. Howard Sudak of Pennsylvania Hospital and Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, author of "Night Falls Fast". They will discuss risks, warning signs and how families are affected by suicide.
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An old drug for manic-depressive illness is better at preventing suicide than newer, more expensive alternatives.
Schizophrenia and Violence
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Americans increasingly associate mental illness with the potential for violence despite evidence the mentally ill are not violence-prone.
Mental Health and Capitol Shooting
Although he was diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic over a decade ago, the family of Russell Weston Jr., the man accused of killing two police officers at the U.S. Capitol in 1998, never thought he was capable of violence.
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CIA tapes of Russell Weston, the man who is accused of killing two federal police officers in the U.S. Capitol in 1998. The depth of Weston's schizophrenia is revealed in his conversations with a CIA official.
Psychiatric Patients and Violence
Reports on a 1998 study which finds that most patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals pose no greater threat of violence to the community than similar people without mental illness. The patients in the study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, had mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar illness. Those who did not have additional problems with alcoholism and drug abuse did not seem to be of greater risk of committing violence to others; when they did, the victims tended to be family members, not neighbors or strangers.
Stigma Associated With Schizophrenia
Biology and Stigma of Schizophrenia
Man talks about his life and a mother whose son's illness changed their family life forever.
Communities and the Mentally Ill
How to balance the rights of the community to be safe with the rights of the mentally ill.
Attitudes Towards Schizophrenia Have Not Changed
The stigma and attitude of people towards those with schizophrenia is pretty much the same worldwide. Many still believe schizophrenia means having a "split personality" and a majority associate schizophrenia with violence and personal attacks. Listen to this show based in Ireland.
Related Issues
Communities and the Mentally Ill
How to balance the rights of the community to be safe with the rights of the mentally ill.
Helping Homeless People with Schizophrenia
Interview with a psychiatric social worker and one of his schizophrenic clients and the journey they went through together.
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The relationship between schizophrenia and aging. Researchers are paying particular attention to "late onset schizophrenia," which occurs after age 45. But they also are studying how the aging process affects people who develop the disease earlier in life. Healthcare providers are concerned about how to provide adequate medical attention to people with schizophrenia, as the overall population ages.
A Beautiful Mind
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The remarkable story of Professor John Nash has captivated audiences around the world. In "A Beautiful Mind", author Sylvia Nasar profiled this brilliant mathematician who suffers from schizophrenia. The Academy Award-winning film of the same name paints a fascinating portrait of genius, delusions, and madness. During this show, we invite listeners to learn how Nash himself experienced his illness and to share in his account of how he used his exceptional mind to control his ailing brain. Throughout the conversation, Nash reveals a side of himself rarely seen - he is charming, funny, and touching, yet at times withdrawn and insensitive. The program also explores research on schizophrenia and its treatment with Dr. Richard Nackamura, acting director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and Richard C. Josiassen, Ph.D., Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Arthur P. Noyes Foundation.
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Sylvia Nasar is the author of A Beautiful Mind, the biography of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash, who also suffered from schizophrenia.
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Film director Ron Howard about his new movie A Beautiful Mind. Howard says Nash's story offers hope, while showing the honest pain of mental illness.
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Does the movie "A Beautiful Mind" accurately reflect what it's like to suffer from schizophrenia?
Schizoaffective Disorder
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What it's like to have this illness, how people have persevered in spite of it, and why it leaves so many doctors confused.
Recovering From Mental Illness
Four people discuss their lives with and recovery from mental illness - manic-depression, schizaffective disorder, and schizophrenia.
What Schizoaffective Disorder is Like
Man discusses his life before and after being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and the role religious faith played in his life.
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Award-winning author Bebe Moore Campbell talks about her book for children, Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry, which helps children understand bipolar disease. The author is also a founding member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Inglewood, Calif.
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Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison takes a personal look at living and coping with manic depression.
Interview with Kay Redfield Jamison
Jamison is an authority on manic-depression and suicide. She's the author of Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. JAMISON disclosed her own 30-year battle with manic-depression in the memoir, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. Jamison is Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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