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Daniel Paul Schreber (German: [ˈʃʀeːbɐ]; 25 July 1842 – 14 April 1911) was a German judge who was famous for his personal account of his own experience with schizophrenia. Schreber experienced three distinct periods of acute mental illness.
Diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child, Lake continued to make movies into the 1960s and 70s before her death in 1973. She continues to be a revered Hollywood icon. Veronica Lake circa 1950
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.
Silvano Arieti (June 28, 1914 in Pisa, Italy – August 7, 1981 in New York City) was a psychiatrist regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on schizophrenia.He received his M.D. from the University of Pisa and left Italy soon after, due to the increasingly antisemitic racial policies of Benito Mussolini.
Delusional perception - the belief that a normal perception has special significance or meaning. [13] The reliability of using first-rank symptoms for the diagnosis of schizophrenia has since been questioned, [14] although the terms might still be used descriptively by mental health professionals who do not use them as diagnostic aids.
Pages in category "People with schizophrenia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 353 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
'This will turn out to be the most important break in the disease,' the Broad Institute's director Eric Lander said.
Davis was initially diagnosed with bipolar disorder and later declared to have schizophrenia. Afterward, he felt "guilty for being such a technology-advocate atheist" and sought to emulate Jesus by giving away all his possessions and living a nomadic lifestyle. [3] In July 1996, he returned to Arizona and started formulating plans for a new ...