Saturday, April 24, 2010

Troubled young child as celebrity - it could only happen in America - a reference list about Jani Schofield


Michael Schofield, Susan Schofield, Shari Roan, Oprah Winfrey, Jay Schadler many others have played their part in this media circus centred around a troubled and vulnerable young girl. With a book by the father in the works, this grim entertainment might never end.


ABC News (2010) Jani tormented by hallucinations. (video) ABC News. March 11th 2010.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/jani-tormented-hallucinations-10079709


Chitale, Radha (2009) Keeping Jani alive: the perils of childhood-onset schizophrenia. ABC News. July 1st 2009.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=7976374&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=7976374


Ho, Lawrence K. (2009) Photos: Jani struggles with schizophrenia. Los Angeles Times. June 29th 2009?
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-schizophrenia-pictures,0,5932182.photogallery

[a photo gallery by the Los Angeles Times]

Jani’s Journey.org
http://www.janisjourney.org/


Kelsen, Don (2010) Hushing the intruders in her mind. (video) Los Angeles Times. YouTube. January 4th 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5tabap332c

[lengthy article]


Kelsen, Don & French, Tim (2009) Young schizophrenic at her mind’s mercy. (video) Los Angeles Times. YouTube. June 29th 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTUMt05_nCI


Kennedy Montgomery, Lisa (2009) Mental daugher. (sic) July 4th 2009. Bryan Suits. KFI AM 640.

http://www.kfiam640.com/podcast/BryanSuits.xml
[Michael Schofield interviewed on talk radio, July 3rd as date of broadcast cited by some sources]

Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) The 7-year-old-schizophrenic. Oprah.com October 6th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/health/The-7-Year-Old-Schizophrenic

http://www.oprah.com/health/The-7-Year-Old-Schizophrenic/print/1

videos of parts of this show at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BLv7FMp-1s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2j4VtP9nhM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHQIeqWB-UM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJFAcfl5TRw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adrkZXqk59g&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqX5SK-IVvg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wMC3PBAWw&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNaLToGavM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXDQPC20os&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBHehebPvl8&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axQEjqes6kM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR1o8K4MeMs&NR=1

[This less edited video clip shows Jani avoiding eye contact a lot and also displaying her hand tic]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyWvfdcH2g&NR=1

[an edited promo video for the Oprah show, Jani showing obvious discomfort with talking with Oprah]

Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Behind the scenes – living with childhood schizophrenia. Oprah.com October 6th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Behind-the-Scenes-with-a-7-Year-Old-Schizophrenic

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Behind-the-Scenes-with-a-7-Year-Old-Schizophrenic/print/1


Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Children with schizophrenia find friendship video. Oprah.com October 5th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Children-with-Schizophrenia-Find-Friendship-Video


Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Understanding childhood schizophrenia video. Oprah.com October 5th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/health/Understanding-Childhood-Schizophrenia-Video


Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Raising a mentally ill child video. Oprah.com October 5th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/health/Raising-a-Mentally-Ill-Child-Video


Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Oprah meets a child battling schizophrenia video. Oprah.com October 2nd 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprah-Meets-a-Child-with-Schizophrenia-Video


Roan, Shari (2010) ABC News’ ‘20/20’ reports on Jani Schofield. Booster Shots (blog) Los Angeles Times. March 12th 2010.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/03/jani-schofield-schizophrenia-children.html


Roan, Shari (2009) Hushing the intruders in her brain. Los Angeles Times. December 29th 2009.

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/29/science/la-sci-jani29-2009dec29
[lengthy article]


Roan, Shari (2009) Readers offer to help Jani. Booster Shots (blog) Los Angeles Times. December 29th 2009.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/12/schizophrenia-jani-schofield.html


Roan, Shari (2009) Oprah interviews Jani Schofield. Booster Shots (blog) Los Angeles Times. October 6th 2009.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/10/jani-schofield-schizophrenia.html


Roan, Shari (2009) For Jani Schofield, an abrupt end to first grade *. Booster Shots (blog) Los Angeles Times. September 18th 2009.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/jani-schofield-schizophrenia.html

[lengthy article]


Roan, Shari (2009) Jani and the hospital therapy dog. Booster Shots (blog) Los Angeles Times. July 19th 2009.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/07/schizophrenia-schofield.html


Roan, Shari (2009) For Jani, some progress and some major setbacks. Los Angeles Times. July 9th 2009.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/09/local/me-jani-update9


Roan, Shari (2009) Childhood-onset schizophrenia remains a mystery. Los Angeles Times. July 8th 2009.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-jani-schofield-nimh9-2009jul9,0,5490298.story


Roan, Shari (2009) Jani’s at the mercy of her mind. Los Angeles Times. June 29th 2009.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-schizophrenia29-2009jun29,0,4834892.story

[one source gives date of this article as August 1st 2009]

Schadler, Jay (reporter) Weinraub, Claire (producer) (2010) The lost children. 60 Minutes. April 8th 2010.
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1037278

[Description of ABC 20/20 story about girls in the US diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia broadcast on Australian 60 Minutes on April 8th 2010, no transcript available]

Schadler, Jay (reporter) Weinraub, Claire (producer) (2010) Full show: inside the world of childhood schizophrenia. 20/20. ABC News. March 15th 2010.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/inside-world-childhood-schizophrenia-10090286

[video of a lengthy news story about Jani Schofield and other girls diagnosed with “childhood schizophrenia]

Schofield, Michael (2009) It's just another day, when people wake from dreams with voices in their ears... that will not go away. January First. (blog) May 2nd 2009.
http://www.januaryfirst.org/www.januaryfirst.org/Blog/Entries/2009/5/2_Entry_1.html

[Jani’s father outlines his plans for the book that he is writing about their experiences with Jani]

Stohler, Elissa (2010) Schizophrenia in children: questions remain. 20/20. ABC News. March 11th 2010.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/schizophrenia-children-faqs/story?id=10066582

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=10066582


Stohler, Elissa (2010) Families Grapple With Costs of Childhood Schizophrenia. 20/20. ABC News. March 10th 2010.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/schizophrenia-children-families-grapple-costs-emotional-financial/story?id=10053795


Talk about the Oprah Winfrey Show (2009) Exclusive: the 7-year-old schizophrenic. Oprah.com September 30th 2009.
http://www.oprah.com/community/thread/117944?start=0&tstart=0

[40 page forum discussion thread about the Oprah episode about Jani]

Zimbert, Max (2010) Rules of engagement. Glendale News Press. January 25th 2010.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2010/01/25/education/gnp-psychology012510.txt



Upcoming book by Jani's father?


Michael Schofield has a book deal to write a book titled “January first: one child’s battle with schizophrenia”. It appears that the publisher will be Broadway Books, which is a part of the Crown Publishing Group/Crown Trade Group, which appears to be a part of Random House.
http://www.waxmanagency.com/deals.html


Schofield, Michael (2009) It's just another day, when people wake from dreams with voices in their ears... that will not go away. January First. (blog) May 2nd 2009.
http://www.januaryfirst.org/www.januaryfirst.org/Blog/Entries/2009/5/2_Entry_1.html

[Jani’s father outlines his plans for the book that he is writing about their experiences with Jani]

Some relevant references that are not specifically about Jani


Henderson, Mark (2009) Genetic mutation may be why some people need less sleep than others. TimesOnline Times. August 14th 2009.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6795361.ece

Wikipedia contributors (accessed 2010) Ordinal linguistic personification.
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ordinal_linguistic_personification&oldid=340471498


Copyright Lili Marlene 2010.





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