Videos
- The Downside of High
Teenagers who start smoking marijuana before the age of sixteen are four times more likely to become schizophrenic. That's the startling conclusion of some of the world's top schizophrenia experts, whose research is featured in the new documentary The Downside of High.
- The real story of schizophrenia
- Early Intervention in Psychosis and Schizophrenia; What You and Your Family Should know
This 32 minute video was created in 2004 and covers the common questions that families have when a person is showing early signs of psychosis or schizophrenia and they begin treatment at an early treatment center.
- I’m not sick, I don’t need help
Speaks on how families can deal with the common challenge of when a person who is mentally ill does not recognize that they have a mental illness (a problem called "lack of insight" or "Anosognosia").
- Schizophrenia- How it feels
- Schizophrenia and Recovery
Roberto Gil, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and head of the Schizophrenic Research Unit at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, talks about Mathematician John Nash's unique case, the common symptoms associated with schizophrenia and what family members can do to help. "It's a beautiful outcome but not a typical outcome."
- The Downside of High
