It encompasses major depression at the low point and uncontrolled mania at the high point, despair and euphoria. Nearly two millon Americans suffer from this often debilitating major mental illness. Continued episodes of mood swings often lead to disability. As an experience, madness is terrific, I can assure you, and not be sniffed at. Bipolar Affective Disorder is treatable, with more or less effectiveness.
Schizophrenia is a major mental psychotic disorder.
It profoundly distorts an individual's sense of internal and external reality. Considered one of the most intractable of mental disorders, schizophrenia can forever change the course of the schizophrenics lives, and the lives of their families. Learn all you can about your illness and speak out. Add your voice to ours to help educate the public that we are viable human beings and deserve to be treated as such. Share your content with us and gain exposure among our 2.2 million unique annual visitors.