Forty-five years of schizophrenia: personal reflections.
Views about schizophrenia can change dramatically, even within one lifetime. In order to illustrate such changes over last forty-five years, this article uses the example of 'Mandy', a composite woman patient with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. It shows that, although there have been many advances over this period, understanding of schizophrenia continues to be elusive, and treatments remain imperfect. Therefore, as perspectives shift and the ground moves beneath us, the psychiatric profession needs to anchor itself firmly in the stories our patients tell us.
Seeman
Mary V
MV
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R8. mary.seeman@utoronto.ca
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000266:history; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents