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The eighth and final step in the treatment of schizophrenia involves treatment for the soul. Recovering schizophrenics are still one of the few groups society feels free to abuse, ostracise and discriminate against. While it is socially acceptable to admit to cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, admitting to schizophrenia invites fear and derision. To recover, schizophrenics need employment, respect and compassion. Too often, they receive rejection, abuse and insult. oo The eighth and final step in the treatment of schizophrenia The Ozymandias Principles: Thirty-one Strategies for involves treatment for the soul. Recovering schizophrenics are Surviving Change (Southdowne Press, Victoria, 1997); and still one of the few groups society feels free to abuse, ostracise What Really Causes AIDS (Trafford Publishing, Victoria, and discriminate against. While it is socially acceptable to admit | 2002; see review in NEXUS 10/05) and What Really Causes to cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, Schizophrenia (Trafford, 2003; see review in NEXUS 11/02). admitting to schizophrenia invites fear and derision. To recover, Harold Foster is a member of the Explorers Club as well as schizophrenics need employment, respect and compassion. Too —_ several academic organisations including The New York often, they receive rejection, abuse and insult. co Academy of Sciences, The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Society of Literature. About the Author: He is also the editor of both the Harold D. Foster, PhD, was born International and Canadian Western and educated in England. He spe- . . Geographical Series and is a mem- cialised in geology and geography, To recover, schizophrenics ber of the boards of the Journal of earning a BSc in 1964 from rthomolecular Medicine and the University College London and a need employment, International Schizophrenia PhD in 1968 from London respect and compassion. Foundation. University. He is a Canadian by . He has been a consultant to choice, and has been a faculty Too often, they receive numerous organisations, including member in the Department of jecti i the United Nations an , ani Geography, University of Victoria, rejection, abuse and insult. to the governments of Canada, British Columbia, Canada, since Ontario and British Columbia. 1967. He is also a member of the A tenured professor, Dr Foster has Science Advisory Panel for the authored or edited some 235 publica- Healthy Water Association. tions, the majority of which focus on reducing disaster losses Every day, Dr Foster makes a point of taking at least the or identifying the causes of chronic disease or longevity. He | recommended daily allowance of the known essential has published hypotheses on the origins of numerous diseases nutrients. including myocardial infarction, SIDS, cancer, diabetes, He is also currently pursuing offers for his suggested nutri- schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral ent mixture to be produced for use in clinical trials with AIDS sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and _ patients. stroke. For a more detailed résumé, visit Dr Foster's website, His numerous books include: Disaster Planning: The http://www.hdfoster.com. Copies of his books, The Preservation of Life and Property (Springer Verlag, New York, Ozymandias Principles, What Really Causes AIDS and What 1980); Reducing Cancer Mortality: A Geographical Really Causes Schizophrenia, can be freely downloaded from Perspective (Western Geographical Press, Victoria, 1986); his website. To recover, schizophrenics need employment, respect and compassion. Too often, they receive rejection, abuse and insult. 43. Matthews, S.B., Hallet, M.B., 283(3):E578-583 psychosocial variables", Psychiatry Henderson, A.H. and Campbell, A.K. 51. Vicini, P., Avogaro, A., Spilker, M.E., Research 31(1):1-14 (1985), "The adrenochrome pathway. A Gallo, A. and Cobelli, C. (2002), 59. 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(1990), ies of eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment during exercise in humans: Role of muscle _"Platelet glutathione peroxidase and of schizophrenia", Schizophrenia Research glycogen", American Journal of Physiology, | monoamine oxidase activity in schizophren- _ 49(3):243-251 Endocrinology and Metabolism ics with CT scan abnormalities: Relationto 63. Skoliarova, op. cit. 32 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2004 www.nexusmagazine.com