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A Patient's Perspective -- A Sister's Perspective -- The Nurses' Perspective -- Questions 1-24 provide information for people who've just been diagnosed with schizophrenia or related disorders -- 1.What is schizophrenia' -- 2.What are the first signs of this illness? How do I know whether someone ha...

25.Who first sees an individual with schizophrenia, and what type of professional can treat the first symptoms? -- 26.Why won't some psychiatrists treat people with schizophrenia> -- 27.What if I do not have insurance or my policy does not cover psychiatric care> -- 28.Do I have to be treated in a h...

37.Is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) a treatment for schizophrenia? -- 38.What is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and what can it do? -- 39.What is cognitive behavioral therapy> -- 40.Can a specific diet help, or using vitamin and fish oil supplements? -- 41.Can individual, group, or famil...

47.What are the methods used to find gene defects that are associated with schizophrenia -- 48.What genes are currently implicated as risks for schizophrenia? -- 49.Are any risk genes specific to schizophrenia, or are they implicated in other diseases as well? -- 50.How is it assumed that genes caus...

58.Do birth complications cause schizophrenia -- 59.Is schizophrenia more common in some cultural or racial groups than others? -- 60.Can bad family relationships cause schizophrenia? -- 61.Can immigration from another country increase risk for schizophrenia? -- 62.Does where you live affect your ri...

71.Why do people with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes excessively? -- Questions 72-79 provide information about the biologic findings on schizophrenia and testing being done to determine the disease's effects on the body -- 72.Are there any tests that can be taken from blood, urine, or spinal fluid t...

81.What should I do if my relative or friend is behaving violently or expressing violent thoughts? -- 82.How can violent behavior be predicted? -- Questions 83-84 discuss how to best recognize someone at high risk for suicidal behaviors and prevent this tragic outcome -- 83.What are the signs of sui...

92.What causes homelessness, and what is being done to prevent it? -- Questions 93-95 discuss legal and ethical questions posed by schizophrenia -- 93.What does "involuntary" hospital commitment involve? -- 94.What is the legal insanity defense? -- 95.Why participate in research, and can patients wi...