List of memoirs about schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder [1] [2] characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, hearing voices), delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, [3] and flat or inappropriate affect. [2] Various authors with the condition have written memoirs, which have been analyzed in a variety of literature. [4] [5] [6]

Memoirs

Various authors have written memoirs on experiences with schizophrenia

TitleAuthorIdentifierReference
Does God exist? Diary of schizophrenicSara Tomczak ISBN   978-1-0369-3128-5 Amazon
The Center Cannot Hold Elyn Saks ISBN   978-1-4013-0138-5 [4]
The Cliffs of Schizophrenia Jake McCook
Laurette McCook		 ISBN   979-8-350-92596-8 [7]
The Day the Voices Stopped Ken Steele ISBN   978-0-465-08226-1 [6]
Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia Pamela Spiro Wagner
Carolyn S. Spiro		 ISBN   978-0-312-32064-5 [8]
Me, Myself, and ThemKurt Snyder ISBN   978-0-19-531122-8 [4]
My Schizophrenic Life Sandra Yuen MacKay ISBN   978-0-9810037-9-5 [9]
Operators and Things Barbara O'Brien OCLC   1336334671 [5]
Overcoming OCD and Schizophrenia With God in My LifeChip F. Correll ISBN   978-0-595-12147-2 [10]
Recovered, Not Cured Richard McLean ISBN   978-1-74115-134-3 [11]
A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A MemoirArnhild Lauveng ISBN   978-1-61608-871-2 [12]
Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir Laura M. Flynn ISBN   978-1-58243-461-2 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "ICD-11: 6A20 Schizophrenia". World Health Organization . Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Owen MJ, Sawa A, Mortensen PB (July 2016). "Schizophrenia". The Lancet. 388 (10039): 86–97. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01121-6. PMC   4940219 . PMID   26777917.
  3. ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. pp. 99–105. ISBN   978-0-89042-555-8.
  4. 1 2 3 Woods, Angela (January 1, 2011). Crawford, Paul; Baker, Charley; Brown, Brian (eds.). "Memoir and the diagnosis of schizophrenia: reflections on The Centre Cannot Hold, Me, Myself, and Them, and the "crumbling twin pillars" of Kraepelinian psychiatry". Mental Health Review Journal. 16 (3): 102–106. doi:10.1108/13619321111178041. ISSN   1361-9322. PMC   4340532 . PMID   25729317.
  5. 1 2 Maes, J. P. M. A; Van Gool, A. R. (2008). "Misattribution of agency in schizophrenia: An exploration of historical first-person accounts". Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. 7 (2): 197–199. doi:10.1007/s11097-007-9082-y.
  6. 1 2 Palissery, Gates K; Kuhn, Amanda; Brasier, DJ; Wegener, Meredyth A (December 15, 2018). "Six Autobiographies and Two Realistic Fiction Books as Tools to Engage Students in Neurobiology of Disease: A Guide for Instructors". Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education. 17 (1): R4 –R14. PMC   6312130 .
  7. ↑ "The Cliffs of Schizophrenia". Kirkus Reviews. December 4, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lauterbach, Margo (May 2006). "Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia". Psychiatric Services. 57 (5). doi:10.1176/ps.2006.57.5.72 (inactive July 28, 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  9. ↑ Crapanzano, Kathleen (January 2014). "Review of: My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness, by Sandra Yuen MacKay". Psychiatric Services. 65 (1). doi:10.1176/appi.ps.650104.
  10. ↑ Geller, Jeffrey (July 1, 2003). "Life Inside: A Memoir • Overcoming OCD and Schizophrenia With God in My Life • The Heart Too Long Suppressed: A Chronicle of Mental Illness". Psychiatric Services. 54 (7). doi:10.1176/appi.ps.54.7.1044.
  11. ↑ "Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia" . Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2005 – via ProQuest.
  12. ↑ "A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir". Kirkus Reviews. September 24, 2012.
  13. ↑ "A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir" . Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2007 – via ProQuest.
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