The following questions are related to ‘Schizophrenia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I recently dated a 28-year-old man diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Two months into the relationship he admitted that after a night of heavy drinking he had slept with someone else. Completely remorseful, he told me that he sexually fantasises about most women that he meets. He admitted that in all previous relationships he had [...]
Q: My lifelong friend (33 years) is married to man who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia during the first Gulf War, apparently after having been “given a pill” by the Army. He was discharged and, according to her, became a meth addict who is now a convicted sex offender. She was aware of this prior [...]
Q: My sister is 18, soon to be 19, and has had a problem with wetting the bed her whole life. She also likes to make up stories and cuts herself. Excuses for her behaviors are always blamed on voices inside her head and they will get mad if she talks about them. We have [...]
Q: I don’t get it. I feel as if people are saying something different from what I hear and I see things different from what they are. Also people say I talk very slowly when think I’m talking fast. Thought broadcasting and in my opinion alogia… Also sometimes I feel as if I’m looking at [...]
Q: I have just searched your site for the solution to my best friend’s problem. Thank you in advance if you can please solve it.
Case: He is 34 years old, working as an engineer in a reputable company in a senior position. He was the top student in his student life, during which time [...]
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