Maggie and her mother Maureen at the RAISE Congressional briefing alongside Darcy Gruttadaro, the Director of NAMI's Child and Adolecsent action center. On Oct. 20, Maggie, a 20-year-old nursing student, bravely stepped up to the podium in the Rayburn House Office...
A recent survey reports that 47% of adults living with schizophrenia drop out of college, compared to the 27% college dropout rate in the U.S. overall. Another study reports that students diagnosed with bipolar disorder are 70% more likely to drop out of college than stud...
Marriage is difficult for anyone, but it’s even more challenging when you add in the complications of mental illness. My husband, Andrew, has schizophrenia . We’ve lived together for nearly 15 years and we’ve found success as a married couple, but our journey has been ...
Before finding tai chi and qigong in 1988, I had been recovering from five years of multiple episodes of psychosis from schizophrenia, including being homeless at one point. It is not easy to recover from losing everything you have in life, including your mind, your person...
The case has stood all along for the failures of America's mental health system. Unfortunately, it now also stands for the inadequacy of our legal system in addressing issues that involve mental illness.
Each scientist has contributed to a revolution in our understanding of the brain and its chemical mechanisms, which has opened the door to more effective treatments for schizophrenia and depression.
On behalf of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), I respectfully ask you to spare the life of Alexander Williams, a man with a longstanding severe mental illness, by commuting his death sentence to a more humane alternative sentence.
Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a victim of child abuse, Alexander Williams was sentenced to die by lethal injection for a crime committed while actively psychotic.
You may have already read the award-winning biography by Sylvia Nasar or seen the Oscar-winning movie produced by Ron Howard. But now it's time to watch the PBS documentary as part of the American Experience history series: A Brilliant Madness: The Story of John Nash.
Will I become addicted to the medication?
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.
Schizoaffective disorder involves symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as depressive or manic episodes.
Researchers are testing to see if utilizing both cognitive adaption training (CAT) and cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTP) at the same time produces even more salubrious results.
This week the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the 21st Century Cures Act. This legislation advances the development of new treatments for a broad range of illnesses—including mental illness.
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.
Learn about mental illness. Early education and detection might save you from triggering a lifelong condition.
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...
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...
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.