Myth - People with schizophrenia progressively deteriorate over time.
Myth - Everyone with schizophrenia hears voices.
Myth - You and your children are guaranteed to get schizophrenia if it runs in the family.
Myth - Schizophrenia only occurs in young adults.
For reference here is the link:
http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/120/101810/schizophrenia/
The Myth- Individuals with schizophrenia can never regain any normal functioning…
Two students here in the UW made a student project film. It was pretty good. The myth was from an OLD University Washington lecture.
It was “Myth busted” by the students using the old clip for a lecture project. ![]()
We’ve come a long way from the 50’s.



