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A New Documentary Film Aims to Help Reduce the Fear and Stigma That's Often Associated with Schizophrenia
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(OPEN):
SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A CHRONIC BRAIN-DISORDER THAT CAN BE SEVERE AND
DISABLING. IT AFFECTS ABOUT ONE-PERCENT OF AMERICANS--AND
APPROXIMATELY 24-MILLION PEOPLE, GLOBALLY. A NEW
DOCUMENTARY-FILM CALLED "LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CALL FOR HOPE
AND RECOVERY" AIMS TO HELP REDUCE THE FEAR AND STIGMA THAT'S OFTEN
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILLNESS. THE FILM IS CENTERED AROUND THREE
PEOPLE LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA WHO SHARE THEIR DAILY STRUGGLES,
PERSONAL INSIGHTS, AND PATHS TO THE MENTAL-HEALTH RECOVERY-PROCESS--AS
WELL AS THE IMPACT THAT THEIR ILLNESS HAS HAD ON THOSE WHO LOVE THEM.
ONE OF THE THREE PEOPLE FEATURED IN THE FILM IS "REBECCA"...
("REBECCA"):
"I WOULD SAY
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA--JUST LIKE ME--TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE, AND THAT THERE IS HOPE."
(BRIDGE):
ALSO APPEARING IN THE FILM IS DOCTOR REBECCA ROMA--A
PSYCHIATRIST FROM PITTSBURGH...
(ROMA):
"BY SHARING THE POWERFUL STORIES OF THESE THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA, WE CAN WORK TO BOTH REDUCE THE FEAR AND
REDUCE THE STIGMA--JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH SO MANY OTHER ISSUES, OVER
THE YEARS. DEEP DOWN INSIDE, WE'RE ALL PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT
STRUGGLES--AND I LEARN FROM MY PATIENTS, EVERY DAY, ABOUT THE POWER OF
PERSEVERANCE AND HOPE."
(CLOSE):
"LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: A CALL FOR HOPE AND RECOVERY" WAS PRODUCED
BY JANSSEN DIVISION OF ORTHO-MCNEIL-JANSSEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INCORPORATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION--AND TO
VIEW THE FILM--VISIT
"HOPE-AND-RECOVERY-FILM"-DOT-COM. DOCTOR ROMA AND "REBECCA" SERVE
AS PAID-CONSULTANTS BY JANSSEN, FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS
AWARENESS-INITIATIVE.
