Schizophrenia: New Electronic Application May Help

Auditory aren't the only types of hallucinations. It isn't hard to imagine a hallucination that includes sound and a visual on the band.

Having somebody close to me who is affected by schizophrenia, I am hopeful that new, different treatments can help. The worst part is the lack of objective measure of reality for the suffer. It can be horribly frightening for them.

Uh, this is actually a pretty good idea, if you could implement it. It would have to filter out background noise, and would be tough to make it work in a crowd, but it seems like a decent aid, at least for those who are lucid enough to understand that they have a disorder.

As SoftwareMaven explains below, many schizophrenics experience visual hallucinations in addition to aural hallucinations, but this doesn't seem like a huge stumbling block.

Bigger, I think, is the paranoia aspect. If you really, truly believe the plants in and outside your house are vampires who are waiting to kill you (true story, unfortunately) I can't imagine you're going to put too much faith into your wristband.

There are medicines, but the effectiveness is very hit-or-miss and the side effects can be horrid. Schizophrenia also is often accompanied by feelings of paranoia, which, combined, can make it difficult for patients to stay on medication.