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David Baxter PhD

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Psychopia: My Schizophrenic Life
by Kathy, Shrink Rap
December 20, 2010

This inspirational short documentary is a story about Sandra MacKay, a woman in her mid-40′s who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at the age of 15. She still has the condition today, but has become a very successful individual despite immense struggles growing up with a mental illness that many people don?t understand. Sandra is the author of My Schizophrenic Life: The Road To Recovery From Mental Illness.



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Early in her life, Sandra started to exhibit the typical symptoms of schizophrenia, which came as a surprise to her unsuspecting family. My Schizophrenic Life: The Road To Recovery From Mental Illness chronicles her struggles, hospitalizations, encounters with professionals, return to school, eventual marriage, and success as an artist, writer, and advocate.
 
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