In my opinion, the answer to this question depends on how you view the
diagnosis of schizophrenia. For example, I have worked with several persons
who developed psychosis after a head injury. The symptoms were mostly
paranoid delusions, (without auditory hallucinations), and various
social/behavio
In reading my post this morning, I realized that I had forgotten to reference
the book I cited. It is:
Torrey, EF, Bowler, AE, Taylor, EH, & Gottesman, II (1994). _Schizophrenia
and manic-depressive disorder: The biological roots of mental illness as
revealed by the landmark study of identical tw
Rob Weisskirch asks:
>a student asked if
>schizophrenia could be induced from a head injury. I had never heard of
>someone becoming psychotic after a head injury (maybe when they get the
>bill!). Does anyone know?
According to Torrey, Bowler, Taylor, & Gottesman (1994), "[e]ver since the
early
Hello TIPSters,
In discussing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (or at least I
think I discussed it--could have been me and the voices), a student asked if
schizophrenia could be induced from a head injury. I had never heard of
someone becoming psychotic after a head injury (maybe when
