Schizophrenia and the Psychotic Disorders    
       
Required Readings  
Schizophrenia *
Presentations
A presentation on Schizophrenia

 

Additional Readings, Audio and Video

A summary of schizophrenia by the US Surgeon General
Another decent overview of the disorder

 

Audio

Audiocasts

an overview about schizophrenia by Dr. Christopher Pelic (MUSC) (8 min)
medications for schizophrenia by Dr. Christopher Pelic (8 min)
treatment of schizophrenia by Dr. Christopher Pelic (8 min)

 

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Video

View film clips*:

Disorders:
Schizophrenia 1
Schizophrenia 2
Psychotic Disorder NOS

Specific symptoms:
An example of "loosening of associations"
Another "loosening of associations" example.
An example of self referential thinking

*courtesy of the Association for Academic Psychiatry and the PANSS institute

   
Useful clips from Youtube (these links may not work from hospital servers)
Schizophrenia by mindyourmind

 

a bit artsy, but the narration gives a compelling description of her struggle coping with schizophrenia.  

 

 

Schizophrenia: Heather by Neuroslicer

 

Interview with young woman with schizophrenia, and mother.

 

 

Schizophrenia for Beginners by 28October1961

 

interesting videoblog.

 

 

The Real Story of Schizophrenia by bcssprov

 

People describing their experiences, as well as some psychiatrists commenting on the disease.