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unusual facts about paranoid schizophrenic



Alan Russell-Cowan

He stars in the documentary My Name Is Alan and I Paint Pictures, which covers six years of his life and focuses on the relationship between his diagnosis as a paranoid schizophrenic and his struggle to find success in the art world.

La Crescenta-Montrose, California

Bela Lugosi attempted to overcome his morphine addiction at the Kimball, as represented in the Tim Burton film "Ed Wood." Actress Frances Farmer, misdiagnosed as a "paranoid schizophrenic," received insulin shock therapy at Kimball.


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