Comments on: Schizophrenia on Down Syndrome and Other Anomalies http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/schizophrenia-on-down-syndrome-and-other-anomalies/ Life Voice is the blog of Wisconsin Right to Life. Thu, 17 May 2012 11:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Barbara Lyons http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/schizophrenia-on-down-syndrome-and-other-anomalies/#comment-228 Barbara Lyons Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:28:10 +0000 http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/schizophrenia-on-down-syndrome-and-other-anomalies/#comment-228 John, Thank you for your comments and for bringing this to our attention. You make an excellent point about the term schizophrenia and its meaning. We will refrain from using such examples in the future. Barbara John, Thank you for your comments and for bringing this to our attention. You make an excellent point about the term schizophrenia and its meaning. We will refrain from using such examples in the future.
Barbara

]]> By: John Sutton http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/schizophrenia-on-down-syndrome-and-other-anomalies/#comment-221 John Sutton Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:05:22 +0000 http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2008/04/16/schizophrenia-on-down-syndrome-and-other-anomalies/#comment-221 Your use of the term “schizophrenia” in this context is wrong. There is already an unhelpful lack of public understanding of this serious disorder which affects one per cent of the population. I fully sympathise with the other views expressed in your piece but it seems that you have a misconception with regard to the debilitating condition called schizophrenia. It has many and varied symptoms but ‘two identities’ is not one of them. You do sufferers a great disservice by misrepresenting their symptoms. A good place to find more information is http://www.schizophrenia.com/index.php John Sutton (UK) Your use of the term “schizophrenia” in this context is wrong. There is already an unhelpful lack of public understanding of this serious disorder which affects one per cent of the population. I fully sympathise with the other views expressed in your piece but it seems that you have a misconception with regard to the debilitating condition called schizophrenia. It has many and varied symptoms but ‘two identities’ is not one of them. You do sufferers a great disservice by misrepresenting their symptoms.

A good place to find more information is http://www.schizophrenia.com/index.php

John Sutton (UK)

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