Redefining Recovery in Schizophrenia
For decades, the narrative surrounding schizophrenia has focused almost exclusively on controlling symptoms. But with no cure, can someone actually get better? Recovery in the context of schizophrenia...
21 Jan 46min
Inside Your First Psych Evaluation for Schizophrenia
Many people manage symptoms of serious mental illness but hesitate to seek help. Fear, embarrassment, and uncertainty about what actually happens during a psychological assessment can keep someone fro...
17 Dec 202538min
AI Therapy and Schizophrenia: What’s Possible (and What’s Not)
The integration of artificial intelligence, AI, in mental healthcare holds promise for enhancing treatments, diagnosing, personalizing care, and more. An emerging new use of AI is in therapy, but is i...
19 Nov 202545min
Bonus: When You Don’t Know You’re Sick: Understanding Anosognosia
What if you were certain you were perfectly healthy — but everyone around you insisted you had schizophrenia? This may not be denial; it could be anosognosia — a neurological symptom that prevents peo...
5 Nov 202527min
Childhood Schizophrenia: Controversy and What Parents Should Know
Childhood schizophrenia is one of the rarest — and most controversial — diagnoses in psychiatry. In this episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who lives with schizophrenia) and co-host Gabe Howard, joine...
15 Okt 202539min
Dealing with the Trauma of Schizophrenia
The experiences of living with schizophrenia can be traumatic: hospitalizations, treatments, psychotic episodes. Even though the prevalence of comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people ...
17 Sep 202535min
Bonus: What Schizophrenia Hallucinations Really Feel Like
For individuals living with schizophrenia, the world can be populated by voices, visions, or other sensory experiences that are intensely real yet imperceptible to others. These hallucinations, which ...
3 Sep 202530min
How Age and Gender Affect Schizophrenia Symptoms
Schizophrenia may develop in people of all ages, and the early signs of the disorder vary greatly from person to person. While the symptoms are the same, the presentation of them can change due to age...
20 Aug 202548min
