Sections:

00:00 Anosognosia: key schizophrenia symptom often overlooked

00:56 Introducing Lindsay and Dr. Xavier Amador

04:12 Myth of the Schizophrenogenic mother

05:44 Med compliance

06:40 "Died by" vs. "committed" suicide

07:21 What helped her brothers stay in treatment?

09:18 Why in treatment even with anosognosia?

10:19 Conflict over taking medication

11:21 Telling someone to stop hallucinating

12:02 Getting help herself

12:27 Sexual abuse and SMI

14:58 Distancing family from psychosis

16:24 Not knowing about anosognosia

18:15 Why even professionals may not have heard of anosognosia

19:49 The difference anosognosia makes in schizophrenia outcomes

20:56 How understanding anosognosia would have made a difference in Lindsay's family

23:18 Anger at the individual with SMI

24:01 Anosognosia in SMI vs. in Alzheimer's

24:54 The wide variety of schizophrenia symptoms

27:07 Clozapine

28:50 Average time from onset of SMI to treatment

29:49 Viewing anosognosia as one possible symptom

30:33 Peter's death from long-term high-dosage of medication for SMI

34:37 Is med treatment enough? Importance of therapy36:23 Wave of support from families who have experienced SMI

37:02 Reflecting on the documentary series

38:44 Separating SMI from other mental health and substance use diagnoses

40:16 Housing for people with SMI

41:28 The difficulty in accessing appropriate care - Clozapine example

42:32 Peter's experience with criminalization

45:14 For profit prisons and the defunding of psych hospitals

46:21 The current lack of enforcement of parity laws

47:56 Arizona Mad Moms

48:49 More compassion for people with SMI

50:50 How awareness of anosognosia changes people's view of SMI

53:04 Lindsay's website54:18 Involving family in the care of people with SMI

55:32 How Lindsay's advocacy for her brother's care was crucial for his heart treatment

56:37 Getting around HIPAA with power of attorney

57:18 Contact us!Lindsay’s website! https://lindsaymarygalvinrauch.com/Schizophrenia is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses, but few people know about one of its most devastating symptoms—anosognosia. This neurological condition prevents individuals from recognizing that they have an illness, leading to treatment refusal, medication noncompliance, and a cycle of hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration.In this powerful conversation, we hear firsthand how anosognosia shaped one family’s experience, affecting six siblings diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Their story sheds light on the mental health crisis, the failures of the psychiatric system, and the urgent need for better education, treatment, and compassion.Every year, millions of people struggle with untreated schizophrenia due to anosognosia. Families are left feeling helpless as their loved ones cycle through hospitals, jails, and homelessness. We must educate the public, improve psychiatric training, and advocate for better policies to ensure people with serious mental illness receive compassionate, effective care.

Important Topics Discussed:🔹 Why anosognosia is NOT denial—it's a brain disorder.🔹 How the criminal justice system fails people with schizophrenia.🔹 The urgent need for housing, medical care, and psychiatric support.🔹 Why blaming parents for schizophrenia is outdated and harmful.🔹 How mental health parity laws need better enforcement.🔹 The need to separate serious mental illness from general mental health discussions.🚨 Serious mental illness is a public health crisis. It's time to change the conversation. #Anosognosia #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth #SeriousMentalIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Clozapine #MentalHealthAwareness #Psychiatry #BrainDisorder #SchizophreniaAwareness #LEAPMethod #DrXavierAmador #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthMatters #SeriousMentalIllnessAwareness #Clozaril #MentalHealthAdvocacy #Psychosis #PsychiatricCare #HIPAA #MentalHealthCrisis