Interesting Web Sites with Schizophrenia-related Information
The Alliance for the Mentally Ill/Friends and Advocates of the Mentally
Ill is now on the web (actually on the same web server hosting this site)
and is full of valuable information posted by DJ Jaffe and others. I highly
recommend a visit to this site.
Orthomolecular Information
University
of Iowa Clinical Psychopharmacology Seminar
An article about megavitamin therapy to treat psychosis is available from
the University of Iowa Clinical Psychopharmacology Seminar (1994-1995):
The article discusses the evidence for and against megavitamin therapy.
The bottom line is that caution is in order. There is no magic bullet
here. The last paragraph of the lecture states:
The exaggerated claims by Hoffer and his associates about the
orthomolecular approach are indeed disturbing to fellow
psychiatrists and scientists as they are misleading to the
general public. At present, the evidence supporting the
efficacy of NA and NAM as an adjunct in treating acute
schizophrenia is slight and not convincing. Even if the vitamin
does have an effect, such an effect appears to be small as
compared with the more specific antipsychotic drugs.
Other information can be gained by going to a higher level on this University
of Iowa Web server:
This web site has a little information on Schizophrenia - approx. 7 or 8
pages of information total accessed by using the "search" feature
and typing in "schizophrenia". You can use my ID and password
for access or you can use your own name, etc. and register.
My ID is: cheeko
My password: is cheeko1
Feel free to check it out:
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