Ascend - Schizophrenia


Schizophrenia is not split or multiple personality. Common symptoms range from abnormal thoughts and perceptions to a loss of normal functions. Without medication, some people with schizophrenia can be the victims of 'voices' that dictate their actions. The risk for developing schizophrenia in the general population is about 1%. If the child has one parent with it, the risk increases to 14%. If both parents have it, the risk is 25%. If one sibling has it, the risk is 8%. The risk for nonidentical twins is approximately 10%. If the twins are identical, the risk is 40-50%. There is no medical test for schizophrenia.	Surviving Schizophrenia : A Manual for Families Consumers and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey. Completely updated and revised, the third edition of this indispensable manual thoroughly details everything patients, families, and mental health professionals need to know about one of the most widespread and misunderstood illnesses.
Schizophrenia Fact Sheet Schizophrenia Digest National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia Rh and Schizophrenia Anne Sippi Clinic Alliance for the Mentally Ill Person to Person All About Schizophrenia	Coping With Schizophrenia : A Guide for Families by Kim Tornval Mueser Understanding Schizophrenia : A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment by Richard S.E. Keefe, Philip D. Harvey (Contributor). Nola : A Memoir of Faith, Art & Madness by Robin Hemley. Schizophrenia : The Facts by Ming T. Tsuang, Stanley V. Farraone, Stephen V. Faraone, p Johnson, Stephen V. Farraone.
Conquering Schizophrenia : A Father, His Son and a Medical Breakthrough by Peter Wyden. Described by Nature magazine in 1988 as "arguably the worst disease affecting mankind, even AIDS not excepted," schizophrenia is devastating for both sufferers of the affliction--more than 50 million people worldwide--and their families. Conquering Schizophrenia is one family's account of their terrible, 25-year journey to hell and back.	The Family Face of Schizophrenia : True Stories of Mental Illness With Practical Advice from America's Leading Experts by Patricia Backlar, Nancy C. Andreasen (Introduction) Case Studies in Schizophrenia : Based on the Readings of Edgar Cayce by David, M.A. McMillin Schizophrenia Genesis : The Origins of Madness by Irving I. Gottesman Schizophrenia and Manic-Depressive Disorder : The Biological Roots of Mental Illness As Revealed by the Landmark Study of Identical Twins by E. Fuller Torrey, Edward H. Taylor (Contributor), Irving I. Gottesman (Contributor), Ann E. Bowler The Voices of Robby Wilde by Elizabeth Kytle, Robert Coles
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