Over the years psychologists have changed the way they think about and treat schizophrenia, the mental illness made famous by mathematician John Nash, subject of the film “A Beautiful Mind.” Now, instead of assuming the illness will likely be lifelong and that the patient will inevitably deteriorate over time, doctors know that a percentage of people will likely be able to recover given the right set of circumstances.
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