Inside Schizophrenia

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Inside Your First Psych Evaluation for Schizophrenia

Many people manage symptoms of serious mental illness but hesitate to seek help. Fear, embarrassment, and uncertainty about what actually happens during a psychological assessment can keep someone from taking that crucial first step. In this episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who ... Show more

. 38min 48sec

AI Therapy and Schizophrenia: What’s Possible (and What’s Not)

The integration of artificial intelligence, AI, in mental healthcare holds promise for enhancing treatments, diagnosing, personalizing care, and more. An emerging new use of AI is in therapy, but is it ready for schizophrenia? In today’s episode, host Rachel Star Withers, a diag ... Show more

. 45min 18sec

Bonus: When You Don’t Know You’re Sick: Understanding Anosognosia

What if you were certain you were perfectly healthy — but everyone around you insisted you had schizophrenia? This may not be denial; it could be anosognosia — a neurological symptom that prevents people from recognizing they have a mental illness. In this special bonus episode, ... Show more

. 27min 59sec

Childhood Schizophrenia: Controversy and What Parents Should Know

Childhood schizophrenia is one of the rarest — and most controversial — diagnoses in psychiatry. In this episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who lives with schizophrenia) and co-host Gabe Howard, joined by board certified psychiatrist Dr. Nicole Washington, explore the complexitie ... Show more

. 39min 0sec

Dealing with the Trauma of Schizophrenia

The experiences of living with schizophrenia can be traumatic: hospitalizations, treatments, psychotic episodes. Even though the prevalence of comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people with psychosis varies from 11% to 52%, treatment for traumatic experiences is ra ... Show more

. 35min 35sec