Co-occurring or associated psychiatric syndromes (APS) for example depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and anxiety attacks have largely been hidden from view by exclusion rules that prohibit their being diagnosed while in the presence of schizophrenia. This content presents data originating from a clinical study of APS in chronic schizophrenia and looks at the relevant literature. [...]

This great article that follows is a component in the Schizophrenia Bulletin’s ongoing First Person Account series. Hopefully that mental health professionals-the Bulletin’s primary audience-will take this chance to understand concerning the issues and difficulties faced with consumers of mental medical care. Additionally, hopefully the particular accounts can give patients and families an improved sense [...]