schizophrenics

On the outside, Alice Laxton appears to be a normal college student, but as her senior year becomes more stressful, her schizophrenia progresses, disrupting her life and forcing her to seek experimental treatment.

Imp, a struggling schizophrenic, fights to determine whether or not the strange mythological creatures she meets are due to her condition or are from something else entirely.

Provides a firsthand account of what living with schizophrenia is like and includes information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder as well as advice on managing daily life.

Examines the history of medical treatments for the mentally ill in America since the mid-eighteenth century, focusing on people diagnosed with schizophrenia, and attempts to discover why individuals who suffer psychotic breaks in the U.S. and other developed countries fare so poorly.

Describes the warning signs and symptoms of schizophrenia as well as its treatment, its history, its scientific aspects, and how family members of schizophrenics can cope with the illness; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of organizations.

Michael Schofield describes his fight to save his daughter, January, from an extremely severe case of mental illness in the face of overwhelming adversity.

The lives of three loners, eighteen-year-old Will, fourteen-year-old Kurt, and Carrie--a middle-aged schizophrenic--intersect when Carrie, who hears the thoughts of neglected animals, offers to pay Kurt to bring her "strays," but her rescuing brings about a dangerous situation.