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1. What percentage of the American adult population are afflicted by the various schizophrenias?

According to the NIMH, 0.3% of Americans are diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. 3.9% are diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder.

2. What was the first diagnosis the author received? How was she treated?

The author was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was a freshman at Yale University. She was prescribed medication to manage her mood swings and saw a regular psychotherapist. She was also later hospitalized twice in Yale's mental institution.

3. Why does the author support diagnosis in mental illness?

Wang believes that diagnosis is comforting because it provides a framework of understanding of one's experiences. It also provides the potential for treatment or a cure, as well as resources for support.

4. What book did the author's therapist recommend to her when she was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder? Why?

The author's therapist, Dr. M, recommended the book The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn Saks. The author feels that she made this recommendation because it provided both firsthand experience of schizophrenia but it also showed that one can have schizophrenia and still be successful.

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