The opinions and words of this website are those of Dr. Rosemary F. Rodgers (M.D.), a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. As Dr. Rodgers develops further thoughts and concerns that she wishes to share with the internet, we will continue to add to this site.

Does external stress (eg. noise) equal paranoid schizophrenia?

The U.S. Army claims it does. The Army uses manmade noise such as tapping or pen-clicking as an aversive stimulus to produce stress. Noise is tasteless, odorless, invisible, intangible, and leaves no trace. It is an assault without touch.

Chronic noise assaults the amygdala and the hippocampus in the limbic system of the brain causing anxiety, aggression, memory loss, and cognitive impairment.

Cognitive impairment and difficulty dealing with stress are features of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a functional psychiatric disorder. This means there is no radiology study or blood test to diagnose schizophrenia. It is not an organic disease with clearcut pathological features.

Psychiatrists diagnose schizophrenia by a set of criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMIV). Cardinal symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions and hallucinations (hearing voices and seeing unreal images).

A person subjected to noise-stress complains of it and is then said by the Army to suffer delusions. The Army psychiatrists diagnose the victim as schizophrenic.

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder with a poor prognosis. 10 to 20% of schizophrenics commit suicide. Only 3% are violent.

Does all this sound like an unreal scenario? Indeed it does, but it is true. I am a doctor and a former Army medical officer (Major). I was 34 years old when I entered the Army. Schizophrenia generally develops at a younger age in women, but the Army diagnosed me as a paranoid schizophrenic at age 36 when I complained only of stress from noise harassment.

The justification the Army gives for its treatment of me is that I told a harmless white lie about a grade in algebra in high school to two male students and a teacher.

Write me by e-mail and express your opinion about the U.S. Army's abuse of power and human rights.

The opinions and words of this website are those of Dr. Rosemary F. Rodgers (M.D.), a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. As Dr. Rodgers develops further thoughts and concerns that she wishes to share with the internet, we will continue to add to this site.