Books and Articles — Psychosis

Talk Therapy Lifts Severe Schizophrenics, by Benedict Carey. New York Times, October 03, 2011.  “People with severe schizophrenia who have been isolated, withdrawn and considered beyond help can learn to become more active, social and employable by engaging in a type of talk therapy that was invented to treat depression.”

Genetic Mutations Linked to Schizophrenia, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, July 11, 2011.  “A new research study suggests de novo mutations - genetic mistakes that are present in people with a disease, but not in their parents - are more frequent in individuals with schizophrenia.”

Support Program Helps Caregivers of Mentally Ill Cope, by Traci Pedersen. Psych Central, June 28, 2011.  “Caring for a family member with mental illness can take its toll, but a widely available education and support program for relatives of the mentally ill called Family-to-Family (FTF) can significantly improve a family's coping ability.”

Online Support For Mental Illness Holds Out Hope, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, February 24, 2011.  “Online social support for those with similar health problems has undeniably provided comfort and reinforcement. But research on whether peer support actually aids clinical symptoms is limited, and the findings are mixed. New research doesn't offer much additional scientific evidence that online support groups help.”

Crazy Talk, by Vaughan Bell. Slate, January 09, 2011.  “We're too quick to use "mental illness" as an explanation for violence.”

Sexually Abused Children at Risk for Adult Psychosis, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, November 04, 2010.  “A new report suggests children who are sexually abused may be at higher risk for developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.”

Latuda Approved to Treat Schizophrenia, by John Grohol. Psych Central, October 29, 2010.  “On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Latuda (lurasidone HCl) - an atypical antipsychotic medication - for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia.”

In Cities, Weak Social Ties May Boost Mental Illness, by Robert Preidt. Bloomberg Businessweek, September 07, 2010.  “Weak social connections, or social fragmentation, may be one of the main reasons why people raised in cities are more likely to develop schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders than those who live in rural areas, the results of a study suggest.”

Child's Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young, by Duff Wilson. New York Times, September 01, 2010.  “More than 500,000 children and adolescents in America are now taking antipsychotic drugs, according to a September 2009 report by the Food and Drug Administration. Their use is growing not only among older teenagers, when schizophrenia is believed to emerge, but also among tens of thousands of preschoolers.”

Sexual Assault Increases Risk for Psychosis and Schizophrenia, by Jessica Ward Jones. Psych Central, June 24, 2010.

CBT for Psychosis Reduces Depressive Symptoms, by John M. Grohol. Psych Central, June 10, 2010.

Tools to Reduce Stigma of Mental Illness, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, May 14, 2010.  “Researchers have announced a new intervention that can improve the quality of life and self-esteem among persons with serious mental illness.”

In Haiti, Mental Health System Is in Collapse, by Deborah Sontag. New York Times, March 19, 2010.  “Haiti's earthquake has exposed the inadequacies of its mental health services at the moment they are most needed.”

Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind, by Benedict Carey. New York Times, February 10, 2010.  “A panel of doctors are revising psychiatry's encyclopedia of mental disorders, the guidebook that largely determines where society draws the line between normal and not normal, between eccentricity and illness, between self-indulgence and self-destruction -- and, by extension, when and how patients should be treated. The revisions --to be published, if adopted, in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, due in 2013 -- would be the first in a decade.”

Poor Children Likelier to Get Antipsychotics, by Duff Wilson. New York Times, December 11, 2009.  “Some children from poor families may be receiving powerful drugs because it is deemed a cheaper way to treat a problem.”

The evolution of residential schools, by Phyllis Hanlon. New England Psychologist, October 15, 2009.

Massachusetts expands mental health parity, by Nan Shnitzler. New England Psychologist, October 15, 2009.

Staying Sane May Be Easier Than You Think, by John Cloud. Time Magazine, June 22, 2009.

A Guy, a Car: Beyond Schizophrenia, by Ronald Pies. New York Times, May 05, 2009.  “Choosing hope over pessimism, and setting a patient free.”

Bullied Children Develop Psychotic Symptoms, by Jennifer Warner. WebMD Health News, May 04, 2009.

The Real Face of Mental Health Stands Up to Win the Campaign of Many, by T.R. Johnson. thealternativepress.com, March 23, 2009.

Gene-Hunters Find Hope and Hurdles in Schizophrenia Studies, by Nicholas Wade. The New York Times, July 31, 2008.