Halting Schizophrenia Before It Starts [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/21/144:00 AM

The important thing is that Meghan knew something was wrong.

When I met her, she was 23, a smart, wry young woman living with her mother and stepdad in Simi Valley, about an hour north of Los Angeles.

Meghan had just started a training program to become a respiratory therapist. Concerned about future job prospects, she asked NPR not to use her full name.

Five years ago, Meghan's prospects weren't nearly so bright. At 19, she had been severely depressed, on and off, for years. During the bad times, she'd hide out in her room making thin, neat cuts with a razor on her upper arm.

[For more of this story, written by AMy Standen, go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/healt...nia-before-it-starts]

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