Internet-based
Audio and Video Files on Schizophrenia and Related Issues
We have over 120 schizophrenia-related audio and videos files below,
ready for your immediate listening and viewing. Additional videos can be found in our news blog entries on internet videos and audios.
General Information - Causes, Diagnosis,
and Treatment
Schizophrenia - Second Chances
(Audio) - an overview of patient experience, family coping skills, and
treatment research
"Diagnosis: Schizophrenia"
(Audio) - Interview with Rachel Miller, co-author of highly recommended
intro book of the same name (Diagnosis: Schizophrenia)
UCLA Schizophrenia Video Lectures and Presentations
- 2002, 2003, These are high-bandwidth (high quality)
videos so for best viewing you should watch this from work or school
where the Internet connection is fast (DSL, cable or faster). Just click
on the link that you're interested in to start the download. If you're
on a Macintosh (or want the best quality video available on a PC) -
you'll need a "Real Audio" player. Download
a free copy from this link.
Psychopathology
and Drug Discovery for Schizophrenia - William
T. Carpenter, Jr., M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology,
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director, Maryland Psychiatric
Research Center
"Treatment
of First Episode Schizophrenia" Rona Hu, M.D.,
Assistant Professor , Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Medical Director, Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, Stanford University
School of Medicine
"Mechanisms
of Action of Antipsychotics", Jeffrey Lieberman,
M.D., Vice Chairman of Psychiatry, Professor Department of Psychiatry
and Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
"The
Anatomy of Attention and Schizophrenia", Robert
Bilder, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
Chief, Medical Psychology-Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatric Institute,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
The following files are available immediately for viewing and listening
over the Internet. All you need to do is click on the file link that you
are interested in, and a new window will open to play the video or audio
file.
Besides being categorized by subject, the files are also divided into
"Introductory" and "Advanced" level groups. Introductory
programs are intended for lay audiences with little or no background in
biology or medicine. Advanced programs are usually geared more towards
students, researchers, or clinicians; however, they contain valuable and
interesting information for anyone with a background in biological sciences
or a good working knowledge of mental illness biology. Most include a
slide show that help you follow the presentation.
Most PCs have the Microsoft Windows Media Player pre-installed, so that
you should be able to click on any file in "Microsoft" format
and it will play. Other file types may be played with the associated "Player"
- which can be downloaded for free from the link provided.
Note: If the video or audio quality is not good it may be because your
connection to the Internet is slow, or because of other traffic on the
Internet is interrupting your file traffic. If a smaller (dial-up) format
is available for that file you may try that file, or you may want to try
viewing/listening to the file at a later time when there is less traffic
on the Internet. Generally speaking, the Internet in the United States
(where most of these files are stored) is busiest (and therefore, slowest)
during the early morning (California and New York time) as well as during
Lunch, and after dinner. If you can access these files at other times
you will likely have a better viewing/listening experience.
Note: Special Thanks to Bill Lichtenstein of Lichtenstein Creative Media
and "The Infinite Mind" for his support in educating people
about brain disorders. If you like the list below of programs by The Infinite
Mind, we recommend you also check out the full
list of Infinite Mind programs.
Introduction to "Grand Rounds" Videos
- What Are "Grand Rounds?"
Grand rounds are lectures/presentations sponsored by medicals schools.
They are meant as continuing education for medical students, clinicians,
and researchers. The level of information tends to be more technical,
but many times the speaker is presenting on a topic that no one in the
room is particularly familiar with, so they will go a little slower have
explanatory slides to help the viewers. The most difficult parts for the
average viewer tend to be the presentations of research study methodology
and results, but these are generally a small part of the entire presentation.
Most grand rounds end with a general summary of the information presented,
and a question/answer session that can be very informative.
While many grand rounds presentations are extremely good, you frequently
have to suffer through a long and boring (5 to 10 minute) introduction.
Once you get past all the dedications to all the school's administrators,
etc, things get interesting very quickly. Well worth the time if you want
to learn the state of the art in these areas. These are high-bandwidth
(high quality) videos so for best viewing you should watch this from work
or school where the Internet connection is fast (DSL, cable or faster).
Just click on the link that you're interested in to start the download.
Our full list of videos is available at this link (Full
List of Schizophrenia Videos). The following are the web pages that
we initially got the video links from.
Early
Schizophrenia Screening Test 
