Evolution of Schizophrenia Treatment

Evolution of Schizophrenia Treatment

Schizophrenia has been around since the dawn of time but actually treating it has only been around the past 100 years. In this episode host and schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers takes you through the dark and disturbing evolution of schizophrenia treatments. From systematic euthanasia to hydrotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy to the infamous lobotomy. Were these doctors "mad scientists" torturing the mentally ill or were they the only ones trying to help a population of people seen as a burden? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Grieving the Life You Lost Due to Schizophrenia

Grieving the Life You Lost Due to Schizophrenia

Living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia means that you and those around you will experience multiple losses as you navigate the disorder. It can take away relationships, employment, education, perfor...

20 Des 202347min

Helping Caregivers Navigate Schizophrenia

Helping Caregivers Navigate Schizophrenia

When a mental health crisis hits, it can catch everyone off guard—the person experiencing the crisis and those around them. For many with schizophrenia, this is a person’s first psychotic episode. As ...

15 Nov 202358min

LGBTQIA+ Community and Schizophrenia

LGBTQIA+ Community and Schizophrenia

The LGBTQIA+ community and psychiatry have had a very troubled past, especially when it comes to schizophrenia. Some of the first theories for the causes of schizophrenia actually centered around bise...

18 Okt 202349min

Stigma in the Medical Community Against Schizophrenia

Stigma in the Medical Community Against Schizophrenia

When managing schizophrenia, many of us have come to accept that there is a stigma around the disorder. But what happens when the stigma is from the medical professionals who are supposed to be treati...

20 Sep 202351min

Early Indicators of Schizophrenia

Early Indicators of Schizophrenia

Up to 80% of people with schizophrenia aren't aware they're experiencing early schizophrenia symptoms. Most people with schizophrenia go through a prodromal stage, where there's subtle changes in mood...

16 Aug 202341min

Serial Killers and Schizophrenia: Facts vs. Fiction

Serial Killers and Schizophrenia: Facts vs. Fiction

True crime TV shows, podcasts, and books love to explore the minds of serial killers. To perform such heinous acts a person must be “insane,” “crazy,” and “mentally unstable.” Over time, the “schizoph...

19 Jul 202346min

Is It Healthy to Find Humor in Schizophrenia?

Is It Healthy to Find Humor in Schizophrenia?

Are you having trouble with mental illness or are you really good at managing it? Humor can heal or hurt. Is schizophrenia something to joke about? Should you make jokes about mental illness? Schizoph...

21 Jun 202344min

How Culture Influences Schizophrenia

How Culture Influences Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia affects approximately 24 million people worldwide. But does schizophrenia present the same way in every country? How do culture, religion, tradition, or even politics influence the prese...

17 Mai 202345min

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