This article by Ronald Bassman offers a personal perspective on the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.
Citation: Bassman, R. (2012). Never Give Up. Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches, p. 1-6. DOI:10.1080/17522439.2012.678374
Summary
Four decades after being diagnosed and treated for schizophrenia, the author shares what he feels can be helpful. His transformative journey from being locked in seclusion and being treated with insulin comas and massive amounts of drugs to becoming a licensed psychologist, activist and teacher is described as a means of inspiring hope and perseverance. An invitation is made to think critically about our current state of knowledge and to look at why and how we keep making variations of the same old mistakes. The author speculates on the benefits that can be brought to communities when normal is less rigidly defined and difference is not automatically judged undesirable and in need of modification.