Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-31-2015
Grading Professor
Emily Laber-Warren
Subject Concentration
Health & Science
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
It can be hard getting help for someone with mental illness, but almost impossible when that person doesn't think they are sick. At at least half of people with schizophrenia, for example, insist that the voices they hear are real. People who do not know they are ill often refuse therapy and medication -- and their symptoms can spiral out of control. Doctors call this lack of awareness anosognosia. Neurologists are trying to discover what causes this baffling condition--and how to treat it.
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Recommended Citation
Freleng, Maggie, "Neurologists Look at Causes of Baffling Brain Condition" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/98
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