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The John Effect
What hope can Harvard and the University of Chicago generate in a person with schizophrenia? For me, it’s the years 2003 and 2006, when I attended my daughter’s graduation from Harvard and attended my son’s graduation from the University of Chicago.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/The-John-Effect 1/30/2015 10:09:56 AM
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder involves symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as depressive or manic episodes.
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizoaffective-Disorder 10/24/2014 2:27:45 AM
NAMI Calls For Increased Funding For Research Of Serious Brain Disorders
NAMI Executive Director Laurie M. Flynn today urged Congress to increase overall funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by 15 percent in FY'99.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1998/NAMI-Calls-For-Increased-Funding-For-Research-Of-S 4/6/2015 4:57:59 PM
Know the Signs
Learn about mental illness. Early education and detection might save you from triggering a lifelong condition.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/Know-the-Signs 5/10/2018 5:48:30 PM
Thank You, Ted Stanley, a Giant in Mental Illness Research
Ted Stanley passed away on Jan. 4 at the age of 85. You may not have heard of him before, but due to his dedication to scientific research, the world of our grandchildren is likely to be very different for treatment and recovery from mental illness. A successful businessman...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2016/Thank-You,-Ted-Stanley,-a-Giant-in-Mental-Illness 1/7/2016 4:43:33 PM
The Stigma in Our Health Care System
  I was in the hospital for seven days this past March—and it never happened. I’m 45 years old, and I live with schizophrenia. To be specific, I have schizoaffective disorder combined with clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder. I work very hard to stay a...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/May-2017/The-Stigma-in-Our-Health-Care-System 5/31/2017 11:29:20 AM
A Beautiful Train Wreck
Having schizophrenia is not wrong. I openly share information about my disorder and struggle with others in hopes of lessening the shame of asking for help.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/A-Beautiful-Train-Wreck 12/14/2015 3:53:13 PM
NAMI Combats Stigma with Science
Open your mind and flex those synapses. Test your knowledge about mental illnesses.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/NAMI-Combats-Stigma-with-Science 4/6/2015 11:03:55 AM
My Daughters, My Doctors and God: My Three Pillars of Support
Caroline has lived with with schizophrenia for more than 35 years. Thanks to her relationship with God, her daughters and her doctors she's doing well.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/My-Daughters-My-Doctors-and-God-My-Three-Pillars 3/12/2015 4:40:23 PM
My New Life
Trapped in psychosis for years, I felt like my life was over. I had been in therapy for several years and we had tried medication after medication, but the voices kept staying in my life. 
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/My-New-Life 6/22/2017 10:46:28 AM
All Things Can Be Good
The voices in my head were real and kept getting louder... Fear began to take control. Instinctively, I knew that panic would only make matters worse.
https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/All-Things-Can-Be-Good 2/1/2018 3:00:04 PM
Transformation: Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia
Paul Grant will be presenting as part of the advancing recovery through new research program track scheduled for July 6 at the 2016 NAMI National Convention .  A common image of schizophrenia is the person who spends all day staring at the wall. Such loss of motivati...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2016/Transformation-Recovery-Oriented-Cognitive-Therap 3/16/2016 4:36:36 PM
Understanding Psychotic Breaks
  When you hear the phrase “psychotic break,” what comes to mind? Probably nothing good. In everyday conversation, the phrase carries a negative meaning for many because it’s perceived as a harsh and abrupt disconnect or “break” from reality—though it is more accurately d...
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2017/Understanding-Psychotic-Breaks 3/20/2017 12:20:48 PM
NAMI Calls On Congress To Act On Patients’ Bill Of Rights Legislation
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today lent its support to congressional efforts to make health plans more accountable to the needs of people living with brain disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), major depression, ob...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1998/NAMI-Calls-On-Congress-To-Act-On-Patients’-Bill-Of 4/7/2015 1:27:33 PM
NAMI Statement Concerning the TennCare Partners Program
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) has serious concerns about inadequate services for people who are disabled by serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia and severe mood and anxiety disorders under the TennCare Partners Program.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/NAMI-Statement-Concerning-the-TennCare-Partners-Pr 4/6/2015 11:32:56 AM
Legal Advocacy Project Established to End Barriers to Care for Millions
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) today announced the establishment of a first-of-a-kind center that will push for timely and effective treatment for the estimated 2.2 million individuals with severe psychiatric disorders who don't get care when they most nee...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1997/Legal-Advocacy-Project-Established-to-End-Barriers 5/14/2015 3:37:52 PM
Nation's Leading Research Agency Fails Basic Mission
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has failed in its primary mission to support research on schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness, and other severe mental illnesses, charges a new report issued today by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the ...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/1999/Nation-s-Leading-Research-Agency-Fails-Basic-Missi 4/8/2015 10:57:29 AM
The Virginia Tech Tragedy: Distinguishing Mental Illness from Violence
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) extends its sympathy to all the families who have lost loved ones in the terrible tragedy at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. We are an organization of individuals and families whose lives have been affected by serious mental ...
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2007/The-Virginia-Tech-Tragedy-Distinguishing-Mental-Il 9/29/2014 8:06:20 AM
African American Families and Mental Health: What You Need to Know
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released A Family Guide to Mental Health: What You Need to Know, oriented especially to African-American families affected by medical illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2007/African-American-Families-and-Mental-Health-What-Y 9/29/2014 8:30:05 AM
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Ziprasidone is a medication that works in the brain to treat schizophrenia. It is also known as a second generation antipsychotic (SGA) or atypical antipsychotic.
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Treatments/Mental-Health-Medications/Types-of-Medication/Ziprasidone-(Geodon) 12/18/2014 8:59:02 AM
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