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Supreme Court Hears Schizophrenia Case

Mar 26th, 2008 · Justices will decide whether a schizophrenic man should be allowed to represent himself in court. A successful mental health professional with schizophrenia weighs in.

Keywords: Health · Justice · Supreme · Mental · Schizophrenia · schizophrenic

Lacking Options, Officials Keep Schizophrenic in Jail

Dec 19th, 2007 · Jonathon Ramos stole a bike from a St. Thomas Wal-Mart five years ago and has been in jail ever since because the government says it has nowhere else to put him. But some say there is no other place where seriously mentally ill people are indefinitely imprisoned.

Keywords: imprisoned · schizophrenic · Jonathon Ramos · Thomas Wal

Art Retrospective Recognizes 'Schizophrenic' Genius ***

May 12th, 2007 · Martin Ramirez was diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic soon after he immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1925. During his 30 years in mental institutions, Ramirez produced more than 300 mesmerizing drawings. Much of his work is now on display in a major retrospective at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan.

Keywords: United States · immigration · Mexico · Mental · Manhattan · institutional · retrospective · genius · mesmerizing · 1925 · schizophrenic · Martin Ramirez

Study Plumbs Brain Responses to Anger **

Jan 25th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with David Sander, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Geneva and one of the lead authors of an article in Nature Neuroscience about the brain's anger response mechanism. Sander explains how his team conducted the experiment and possible benefits this study may hold for understanding autistic and schizophrenic patients.

Keywords: benefits · Robert Siegel · professor · Patient · assistance · Sanders · psychology · Mechanics · autistic · David Sander · University of Geneva · Nature Neuroscience

Shoestring Documentary 'Tarnation' Draws Accolades **

Oct 18th, 2004 · Jonathan Caouette's unorthodox documentary Tarnation is the story of growing up with a schizophrenic mother. He assembled Super-8 footage and edited the film on his Mac. David D'Arcy talks to the young filmmaker.

Keywords: documentary · filmmakers · footage · shoestring · unorthodox · David D'Arcy · mac · schizophrenic · Tarnation · Jonathan Caouette