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Schizophrenia

Annotated Internet

Internet Address: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizo.htmp/

[M S, T, P A] National Institute of Mental Health. Schizophrenia questions and answers.

This website is an online pamphlet from the NIMH about Schizophrenia. The foreword explains that about three million Americans will develop the disease in a lifetime. The topics of the pamphlet include: what it is, the possible causes, the possible treatments including medications and therapies, how other people can help, and an outlook into the future of the problem. Music therapists can use this site to learn more about Schizophrenia: adapting ideas for structuring music therapy sessions to help people with Schizophrenia planning discussions about the conditions and treatments with friends and family of the client, examining how music can be used to help client recover and assimilate into normal culture again.

Internet Address: http://www.mgl.ca/~chovil

[M S, T, P A] The experience of Schizophrenia.

This is an excellent resource to use to see into the brain and life of someone with Schizophrenia. Not only is there information about the disease but also history, charts and graphs about different aspects of the disease, relapse prevention information, housing and financial support in descriptions, meaningful activities in person's life, and family and social support. Music actually was important to one for anxiety reduction and it gave messages about destiny as an alien. I believe reading this will truly give the music therapist compassion for what Schizophrenics go through. If we can delve into the complicated thought processes of people with Schizophrenia, we can determine the best way to work with them. I responded in his guest book online, and he was very polite and prompt in returning an answer to my question.

Internet Address: http://www.psy.med.rug.nl/0024/>

[M S, T, P A] World Health Organization. ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioral disorders.

This site explains all the types of Schizophrenia as classified by the World Health Organization at the 1992 conference in Geneva: paranoid, hebephrenic, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual, simple, and post-schizophrenic depression. The characteristics, symptoms, and diagnostic guidelines for each type are stated. This information would be helpful to use when examining characteristics that correlate to the client's diagnosis and deciding what activities to use with the client.