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...there is considerable disagreement over the extent to which that parity will be extended. Should everything from insomnia or moodiness be covered, as the Senate insists? Or will coverage be limited, as it has in the past, to major mental health problems, like severe depression or schizophrenia? House Republicans are wary of creating truly comprehensive parity, fearing resulting insurance costs will be too great for employers to bear...
Both Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia are treated with dopamine, but the public tends to stereotype those with schizophrenia and feel pity for those with Parkinson’s disease, Hyman said...
...investigation found no evidence that subjects were physically harmed by defects in the studies, which were conducted beginning in the late 1990s and most of which sought genetic and environmental causes for ailments ranging from obesity to schizophrenia...
...genius, whether mathematic or artistic, seems to focus on the idea that geniuses can channel their illnesses into a creative power and that their extraordinary capabilities can act as a form of therapy. In A Beautiful Mind, for instance, Nash claims to “solve” his schizophrenia with the same part of his brain that he uses to solve mathematical puzzles. In her psychoanalysis of Virginia Woolf, Dalsimer provides a thoughtful, elegant exploration of the idea that a creative outlet can enable an artist to escape her inner life...
...Beautiful Mind CRITICISM Where to begin? In the grand tradition of sanitized biopics, the film about genius mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. omits his illegitimate child and his alleged liaisons with men, as well as his divorce from and remarriage to Alicia Nash, who helps him battle schizophrenia. RESPONSE Scriptwriter Akiva Goldsman says the 'architecture' of Nash's life mattered more...