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]
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Various authors have written memoirs on experiences with schizophrenia
| Title | Author | Identifier | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does God exist? Diary of schizophrenic | Sara 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 Them | Kurt 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 Life | Chip 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 Memoir | Arnhild Lauveng | ISBN 978-1-61608-871-2 | [12] |
| Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir | Laura M. Flynn | ISBN 978-1-58243-461-2 | [13] |
References
- ↑ "ICD-11: 6A20 Schizophrenia". World Health Organization. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "The Cliffs of Schizophrenia". Kirkus Reviews. December 4, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2005 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ "A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir". Kirkus Reviews. September 24, 2012.
- ↑ "A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2007 – via ProQuest.