A Young Girl Battles Schizophrenia

The 7-Year-Old Schizophrenic

The Oprah Winfrey Show | October 06, 2009

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Meet Jani, a 7-year-old girl with childhood schizophrenia whose hallucinations sometimes make her violent. How her parents are working to keep her alive.

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