On educating schizophrenics about schizophrenia.

Hospitalized schizophrenics attended a class on schizophrenia (1) to learn about their illness; (2) to try to understand why they are sometimes labeled schizophrenic and sometimes not; and (3) to try to determine the validity of their diagnosis. Many attendees appreciated the class while others, by not attending the second of two sessions, raised questions about its appropriateness for them.