List of memoirs about schizophrenia

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

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 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 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir Arnhild Lauveng ISBN 978-1-61608-871-2 [10]

References

  1. ^ "ICD-11: 6A20 Schizophrenia". World Health Organization. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir". Kirkus Reviews. September 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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