Schizophrenia Documentary, Recovery without Medication, Take ...

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Trailer #2 for "Take These Broken Wings," a 75-minute documentary on recovery from schizophrenia without medication. Featuring Joanne Greenberg (bestselling author of "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"), recovered for over fifty years, and Catherine Penney (featured in this short trailer), recovered for over thirty years. Interviews with Peter Breggin, Robert Whitaker and Bertram Karon. Directed by Daniel Mackler. www.iraresoul.com

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"I had just received my college degree in English when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia eighteen years ago. For a long time, I couldn’t concentrate enough to read. But with my new medication, I can read again. I play the viola and love the Bach cello sui"

Elizabeth

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