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When Elyn Saks (pictured above) was diagnosed with schizophrenia decades ago, she was told not to expect to ever have a career, or much of a life. But the University of South Carolina law ...
The outcomes paradox (otherwise known as the "better prognosis hypothesis") is the observation that patients with schizophrenia in developing countries benefit much more from therapy than those in developed countries. This is surprising because the reverse holds for most diseases: "the richer and more developed the country, the better the ...
Most people with schizophrenia live independently with community support. [1] In people with a first episode of psychosis a good long-term outcome occurs in 42% of cases, an intermediate outcome in 35% of cases, and a poor outcome in 27% of cases. [7] Outcome for schizophrenia appear better in the developing than the developed world. [8]
In June 2012, Saks gave a TED Talk advocating for compassion toward people with mental illness. [11] In Los Angeles, Saks studied high-functioning people with schizophrenia. These people experienced "mild delusions or hallucinatory behavior", including successful technicians, and medical, legal, and business professionals.
Most people with schizophrenia are not aggressive, and are more likely to be victims of violence rather than perpetrators. [10] People with schizophrenia are commonly exploited and victimized by violent crime as part of a broader dynamic of social exclusion. [25] [26] People diagnosed with schizophrenia are also subject to forced drug ...
Regarding posthumous diagnoses: only a few famous people are believed to have been affected by schizophrenia. Most of these listed have been diagnosed based on evidence in their own writings and contemporaneous accounts by those who knew them. Also, persons prior to the 20th century may have incomplete or speculative diagnoses of schizophrenia.
The SA program is based on the twelve-step model, [10] but includes just six steps. [6] [11] The organization describes the program's purpose of helping participants to learn about schizophrenia, "restore dignity and sense of purpose," obtain "fellowship, positive support, and companionship," improve their attitudes about their lives and their illnesses, and take "positive steps towards recovery."
When they retired, the Leedys lived in Alexandria, Virginia, an affluent, high-cost Washington, D.C., suburb. “My mother was 92, and we knew we had to have her live with us, as she could not ...