Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes confused thinking, the hearing of voices, hallucinations, delusions, unusual speech, abnormal activities, social emptiness, the lack of emotional expression, and other troublesome symptoms.
A recent study revealed that people who suffer severe mental ilness are 53 percent more likely to develop heart disease, heart attack, and stroke, compared to the general population.
Six states have proposed legislation that would outlaw capital punishment for people with severe mental illness.
File this one in your basket of deplorables. This Halloween costume communicates that all mentally ill people are dangerous — and that’s an extremely disgusting assertion. The “Insane Skitzo Adult Costume” not only perpetuates the stereotype that people who are mentally ill are criminal and violent, but it makes light of us and our struggles.
This week marks Schizophrenia Awareness Week. Therefore, I bring you this story in hopes of helping to break the stigma. Mental illness in the news is usually reported when something horrific happens. A homicide. A mass shooting. Infanticide. However, mentally ill people are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators themselves.
Our culture has come a long way since One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. While the Jack Nicholson film is indeed a great one, it is nowhere near an accurate picture of what mental illness and treatment look like today. The following films get it right.
