ECONOMY

The history of behavior analysis and schizophrenia is a very long and interesting one (Wong, 2006). In addition, the corresponding influence and power of biological psychiatry is also interesting as pointed out by Wyatt and Midkiff (2006). When studied as a behavioral problem, schizophrenia is debilitating. Developmentally, schizophrenia typically begins in early adult life and tends to persist through the remainder of the life span. Prominent behavioral excesses and deficits associated with schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, disorders of thinking, blunted affect, anhedonia, apathy, and impairment of attention. People with schizophrenia have been described as failing to learn important social cues, lacking attention from others, and retreating into fantasy world. Their behavior and behavior patterns are often characterized as “odd ” and “eccentric”. Their behavior and patterns of behavior often lead them to being labeled as odd or schizophrenic. Unfortunately, hospitalization often exacerbates maladaptive behaviors. While this author is in general agreement with Wong’s (2006) policy analysis of the political climate that influences the funding and non-funding of studies, it is m