#006 - Schizophrenia: A journey inside the shattered mind (Prof. Elyn Saks)

Professor Elyn Saks is an award winning academic, best selling author, and lives with chronic schizophrenia.

In today's episode we explore what it like to have schizophrenia, the nature and content of delusions and hallucinations, Elyn's experience as a patient in psychiatric hospitals in both the US and UK and how they differ, the stigma associated with the illness and whether the name of schizophrenia should be changed to something less stigmatized. We also talk about Elyn's study of high-functioning people with schizophrenia, such as PhD candidates, teachers, and CEOs, and how a parrot played a pivotal role in Elyn eventually finding love.

*** BOOKS MENTIONED ***

"The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness" https://amzn.to/2K1cQfw

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