Links and Resources
The second article by Shankar Vedantam in a Washington Post series (June 2005) on culture and mental illness. The piece covers the process of treating schizophrenia in India, social networks versus modern medicine, and includes an interesting graphic on comparing the United States and India on the care and remission of mental illness.
A 1995 paper published by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill detailing the different forms of civil commitment for outpatients.
Sponsored by the University of Washington, this visual retrospective on the life and thought of the Austrian philosopher Martin Buber serves as a good introduction to the human focus of the man's thought and events taking place in his lifetime.
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a listing of publications on schizophrenia, including a English-Spanish pamphlet (PDF) that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments and addresses how to cope with the illness.
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression provides a couple of brochures on research being done and antipsychotic treatments currently available.
This online community provides in-depth information, support, and education related to schizophrenia, including images of the brain for people affected with the disorder.
An article from Psychiatric Times (March 2004) by Steffen Moritz and Dieter Naber examining the neurocognitive functioning of schizophrenic patients on antipsychotic medications, and the side effects associated with these medications.
An article from Psychiatric Times (May 2003) by Donna A. Wirshing and Peter Buckley citing the challenges of treating schizophrenia and the frontiers being explored.
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The Hansons are the parents of a son with schizophrenia. Dan has written about their experience in Room for J.
