No Blind Schizophrenics?

November 3, 2006 8:24 AM

This research claims there aren't any blind schizophrenics and that "Blindness could protect against schizophrenia."
posted by srs (31 comments total)

uh. is that all ya got?
posted by Mach5 at 8:30 AM on November 3, 2006

Well, I'm not going to start blinding them, if that's what you're getting at.
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:31 AM on November 3, 2006 [3 favorites]

I think it stands well alone, and that other people will share useful links in the thread.
posted by srs at 8:33 AM on November 3, 2006

also, you JUST ASKED about this on AskMeFi
posted by Mach5 at 8:33 AM on November 3, 2006

Via.

Man, I've wanted to do that for a long time.
posted by owenkun at 8:34 AM on November 3, 2006

I also posted a query in AskMefi. It asks if maybe schizophrenia protects against blindness.
posted by srs at 8:35 AM on November 3, 2006

I'm sorry. Is there a problem posting in both AskMefi and MeFi? One was a link. The other one was a question about that link.
posted by srs at 8:36 AM on November 3, 2006

This goes a long way to explaining the near-zero incidence rate of schizophrenia in Three Stooges episodes, in that Moe was all along just issuing regular eyepoke-based therapy to his two companions, despite their many childish protestations.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:37 AM on November 3, 2006

Do any blind people have AIDS? I was wondering about that too. There could be a connection.
posted by JJ86 at 8:41 AM on November 3, 2006

I'm not seeing anything on the page you linked to other than the abstract and links to the author's homepages.
posted by justkevin at 8:41 AM on November 3, 2006

I think it stands well alone

It's a three line abstract. How is that 'the best of the web'?
posted by PeterMcDermott at 8:44 AM on November 3, 2006

The problem is your one-link post has three sentences worth of information. It leaves a bit to be desired.
posted by Mach5 at 8:44 AM on November 3, 2006

Well it would be super if you got the full text up somehow, or something with a little more meat, or at least an explanation of what exactly is going on here... interesting topic, but I must recommend this post for deletion.
posted by Mister_A at 8:45 AM on November 3, 2006

Does anyone hear purring? I hear purring, or mewing. Like a cat.

It seems to be coming from above me...
posted by Pastabagel at 8:47 AM on November 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

The full text is available by clicking on the PDF (819.5Kb) link at the top-right. It's not gripping stuff, to be honest.
posted by matthewr at 8:48 AM on November 3, 2006

Man, mefi is really in a slump lately... and ask.mefi isn't faring too much better with questions that could be answered with .5 seconds of Googling.
posted by nathancaswell at 8:48 AM on November 3, 2006

Well... A BIG SHOT IN THE DARK HERE.... they do prescribe medical marijuana to people with glaucoma, and NMDA dynamics might be involved
posted by srs at 8:49 AM on November 3, 2006

Thanks to a tragic img mix-up, Pastabagel ends up covered in elephant urine.
posted by matthewr at 8:49 AM on November 3, 2006

I did not know that the full text was available for free, or I definitely would have linked to that. I apologize.
posted by srs at 8:51 AM on November 3, 2006

I'm still not seeing it. Perhaps I'm not schizophrenic enough...
posted by justkevin at 8:54 AM on November 3, 2006

Marijuana causes schizophrenia! It's science! (How quickly we forget.)

This really does not stand alone as a post.
posted by OmieWise at 8:54 AM on November 3, 2006

There is important information. It invites a multitude of questions and answers. It intends to open minds and get them to think. Yes, I would say this is "the best of web."
posted by srs at 8:57 AM on November 3, 2006

Well, since blindness is usually caused by masturbation this is hardly surprising.
posted by docpops at 8:57 AM on November 3, 2006

posted by Mister_A at 8:58 AM on November 3, 2006

Blindness in kittens you say?
posted by ba at 8:58 AM on November 3, 2006

srs is either blind or schizophrenic. or both.
posted by sciurus at 8:59 AM on November 3, 2006

There is important information. It invites a multitude of questions and answers. It intends to open minds and get them to think. Yes, I would say this is "the best of web."

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posted by designbot at 8:59 AM on November 3, 2006

*Brrrring!*

Hello?

Hi srs, it's me, the internet.

Hey internet! How are you?

I'm OK. Listen, please stop talking about me, will you?

What do you mean?

I'm all about naked chicks and videos of shrimp on treadmills and stuff like that. Not 3-line abstracts from second-line medical journals.Just stop, OK?

*click*
posted by Mister_A at 9:02 AM on November 3, 2006

One of my personalities likes to wear safety goggles.
posted by horsewithnoname at 9:02 AM on November 3, 2006

Not so fast, srs: from PubMed (Google result #1): The Psychotheraphy of a Blind Schizophrenic Child. The conditions can (or rather, do, as in this instance) exist; it's still too new a field of research for any snap judgements to be made.
posted by Smart Dalek at 9:02 AM on November 3, 2006

OmieWise writes "Marijuana causes schizophrenia! It's science! (How quickly we forget.)"

I think you need to study harder, OmieWise. Everyone knows it's SCIENCE! Big difference.
posted by mullacc at 9:03 AM on November 3, 2006