Patty MulcahyCognoscenti contributor WebsitePatty Mulcahy is a filmmaker and writer living in Boston. She recently completed a memoir about her descent into schizophrenia titled “Lies My Brain Told Me.”Recently publishedYou can recover from schizophrenia — I did. But the stigma of the disease prevents too many from getting treatmentPatty Mulcahy was 50 when she started hearing voices. She thinks society might have more compassion if people understood that schizophrenia is a brain disease that can be treated, and...CognoscentiNov 7, 2023As A White Woman With Untreated Schizophrenia, I Was Never Deemed A Threat. Many Aren't As FortunateI have a serious brain disease that is a medical condition, not a personal failing, writes Patty Mulcahy. Access to good psychiatric care is becoming a luxury only the rich...CognoscentiDec 7, 2020
You can recover from schizophrenia — I did. But the stigma of the disease prevents too many from getting treatmentPatty Mulcahy was 50 when she started hearing voices. She thinks society might have more compassion if people understood that schizophrenia is a brain disease that can be treated, and...CognoscentiNov 7, 2023
As A White Woman With Untreated Schizophrenia, I Was Never Deemed A Threat. Many Aren't As FortunateI have a serious brain disease that is a medical condition, not a personal failing, writes Patty Mulcahy. Access to good psychiatric care is becoming a luxury only the rich...CognoscentiDec 7, 2020