Just some thoughts on schizophrenia and starvation

[Guest guest]

It's late. Hard day. Maybe this sounds crazy but I thought I'd " share "

(no, we weren't hitting the eggnog). ..

I just read a paper by a psychologist describing how schizophrenic

hallucinations often revolve around wish fulfillment. It was a very

kind-hearted article, full of concern about the life experiences of

the patients, etc., and I'm not being facetious. This well-meaning

doctor then went on to say that people who are starving have these

kinds of wish-fulfillment hallucinations of food. And I thought it was

interesting that he failed to ask himself a crucial question: is there

anything about the physical process of starvation itself which effects

brain functioning in such a way that could trigger hallucinations? Is

there a particular substance or group of substances which, when

depleted, trigger this reaction?

Not a new revelation of course, not after " Children With Starving

Brains " . I just hadn't seen it applied to schizophrenic delusions or

even hallucinations in autism. Under this theory, it almost sounds

like schizophrenic psychosis could function a bit like diabetes-

except instead of a hike in blood sugar, there's a sudden unnatural,

malabsorbtion-mediated dip in some nutrient which is a chronic

occurance in some people. Any reading material suggestions to help

follow this up?