A 19-year-old university student in Toronto was hospitalized with drug-induced psychosis after attending raves and using Ecstasy. Standard psychiatric treatment failed, but transfer to a facility that allowed a traditional Filipino healing ceremony led to recovery with no relapse after 10 years. The healing session mirrored the sensory and communal elements the young woman sought at raves, but unlike raves, which caused family conflict and illness, the ceremony was family-sanctioned and curative.
Nightmares are common and distressing in people with schizophrenia, and they can be dangerous. Sleep problems are known to worsen psychiatric symptoms and increase suicide risk, yet sleep quality is rarely assessed in psychiatric evaluations beyond insomnia. Treating nightmares can improve quality of life and reduce suicide risk for those with schizophrenia.