Schizophrenia and Mental Illness: 10 Surprising Myths that have been debunked by recent evidence.
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Myth #1. Schizophrenia is an incurable brain disease.
W.H.O. (World Health Organization)
http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/paper_wfmh.pdf
Myth #2. You don’t hear about anyone recovering from schizophrenia because it isn’t possible.
schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/content/35/2/370.full
Myth #3. Schizophrenics need to lower their expectations.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/diary-of-a-high-function/
Myth #4. Restraints are safe and sometimes necessary.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/728955_3
Elyn Saks, legal scholar and mental health-policy advocate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/diary-of-a-high-function/
Myth #5 – Only drugs work to treat mental illness, therapy is useless.
The ABCs of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia
June 20, 2006 | By David Kingdon MD, FRCPsych and Douglas Turkington, MD
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/schizophrenia/abcs-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-schizophrenia
Myth #6. Schizophrenics all need the same treatment.
Dr. Bracken
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/a-first-class-recovery-from-hopeless-case-to-graduate-1808991.html
Eleanor Longden,Research psychologist
Myth #7. Psychosis is primarily a biological brain problem.
Robin Murray, psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatric Research
Researcher Acknowledges His Mistakes in Understanding Schizophrenia
Myth #8. Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic lifelong condition.
http://forum.schizophrenia.com/t/schizophrenia-recovery-is-possible/33934
Myth #9. Schizophrenia is a valid and reliable diagnosis.
Jim van Os
http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i375
Myth #10. Hearing voices always means psychosis.
http://schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/Suppl_4/S285.full