Word: schizophrenia
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...citizens of his city at the very moment French official envoys were in China to make nice. Though the mayor's move was designed to embarrass the French President as much as to express support for human rights, Chinese leaders spontaneously read it as a coordinated instance of French schizophrenia...
...family’s history through conversations with relatives, especially her father and her uncle. During her genealogical exploration, Yalini comes to realize that she is the product of her ancestors, most resembling an aunt named Uma who was brilliant but suffered from an undefined mental disorder, possibly schizophrenia. The novel develops a complex and multi-faceted relationship with tradition. We see Yalini’s family tree before we hear a word of the story, and this respect for tradition is further emphasized by Yalini’s admiration for her mother, who does things “Properly?...
Requiring prior authorization from insurance companies before prescribing schizophrenia medications undermines treatment without cutting costs, according to a Harvard study published this week...
Many health plans, including some state Medicaid programs, delay prescriptions of antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia until doctors have submitted a form indicating that other therapies have failed or that the drugs are medically necessary...
Victims of mental illness have Frank Ayd to thank for his pioneering work in psychopharmacology: his discovery that chlorpromazine, also known as Thorazine, could be used to treat schizophrenia provided an alternative for those who otherwise might have been subjected to the trauma of a lobotomy. While Ayd recognized the power of antipsychotic medications, he also believed they could never replace other forms of care. As he told TIME in 1957, the drugs were "not a substitute for compassion, understanding, patience [or] an attentive...