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Bethany Yeiser was an honors student at the University of Southern California before she developed schizophrenia and became homeless. Today, she runs the CureSZ Foundation to help others fully recover from schizophrenia. Bethany Yeiser (@BethanyYeiser) and the CURESZ Foundation (@CURESZorg) is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Bethany Yeiser is the founding president of the CureSZ Foundation (Comprehensive Understanding via Research and Education into SchiZophrenia) which she established jointly with Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, in July, 2016. She also maintains a blog called “Recovery Road” on PsychologyToday.com. Bethany holds a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology with honors from the University of Cincinnati. Prior to becoming homeless, she published three articles in molecular biology, including a first-authored article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Bethany began full-time college at age fifteen and transferred to the University of Southern California at seventeen. Bethany was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2007 after spending four years as a homeless person, including one year living outside in a churchyard. In 2008, she achieved full recovery on an underutilized medication, clozapine. Follow@BethanyYeiser) and the CURESZ Foundation
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