schizophrenics

Francesca Dunn, an adolescent child of divorce, is serving meals in a shelter when Chester, a homeless man, begins worshipping her because of a vision he had, and Francesca must deal with hordes of followers, a profiteering friend, her scientist mother, and Chester, who believes he is her protector.

Chronicles the drug-induced descent of the author's brother into schizophrenia, from his first psychotic break--seeing God in his suburban bedroom window while high on LSD--through his suicide attempts, bizarre behavior, and ultimate imprisonment in a psychiatric wing.

A guide for diagnosed schizophrenics and their families to treatment, rehabilitation, home environment, daily routine, family problems, and other relevant matters.

The author tells the story of his son's long struggle with schizophrenia, which began in childhood and left him severly psychotic by the age of twenty-one, describing his illness, search for a solution, unsuccessful medical treatments, and the new drug Olanzapine which has been the safest, most effective treatment to date.

A schizophrenic, map-obsessed, shut-in who tours the world using a computer program witnesses what he believes to be a murder in downtown New York City and enlists his caretaker brother in an effort to investigate.

The author describes her experiences growing up on the Virginia peninsula with a schizophrenic mother who thinks a war is coming.