This story at the mental health news blog, Furious Seasons(authored by an investigative reporter) is a sad one about a young man diagnosed with schizophrenia drowning in the Seattle area's Lake Washington. The article references the father discussing the reason the son is dead is that he went off of his medication. Though a heart-wrenching, and tragic loss--I feel I must disagree about medications being seen as the solution and cure for psychosis, delusions and hallucinations. Some people may have reduced or less intense symptoms, but they sure are not gone. I see it every day where my daughter resides and I see it with her.....
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