schizophrenics

A historical novel based upon the lives of socialite Katherine Dexter, one of the first female graduates of M.I.T., and her husband, Stanley, heir to the McCormick fortune; telling the story of their lives after Stanley was institutionalized at Riven Rock with a psycho-sexual disorder that made him violent toward women.

Professor Robert V. Hine reflects on his family's efforts to help his daughter, Elene, overcome a serious personality disorder.

Forensic psychiatrist Barrett Conyors discovers the bodies of two drug-addicted teenagers, and while most people suspect Jerod Blank, a homeless schizophrenic, Barrett believes it is somebody else and follows a complex set of clues into a potentially dangerous trap.

Memoir of Molly McCloskey about her search to discover what her oldest brother, Mike, was like before he succumbed to a severe case of paranoid schizophrenia.

Translation of an Icelandic novel which follows the life of narrator Paul Olafsson, a young man who tells of his retreat into schizophrenia, his years of hospitalization where he undergoes intense drug therapy, and his eventual release.

Ken Steele chronicles his struggle with schizophrenia, discussing how he was diagnosed and treated, how it affected his family, and what he is doing to help others with schizophrenia cope with the disease.

Patrick and Henry Cockburn chronicle Henry's struggles with schizophrenia since he was diagnosed at the age of twenty. Patrick details his efforts to help his son get well, while Henry describes his psychosis from the inside and reveals what his life has been like since his diagnosis.

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.