21 million people are wrong: YouTube not the way to know what itâs like to have schizophrenia
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21 million people are wrong: YouTube not the way to know what itâs like to have schizophrenia
May 8, 2021 â 10.00am
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Last week my friendâs son waited in the emergency department of a Sydney hospital for four days. He is 21 and has schizophrenia. On the first night he got up and walked out. The police went to his home, broke down the door, tackled him to the ground and took him back to the ED. A security guard was installed at the end of his bed, the injuries sustained during the police scuffle left untended. Heâs a mental patient after all. Itâs not a physical problem. The entire scenario could be interpreted as symbolic of societyâs attitude towards schizophrenia, which is a combination of fear, neglect and wonderment