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Dr. Phil (2002 – 2023)

2002 • 21 seasons • Talk • TV-PG
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Season 11

Dr. Phil · S11E197 — Edge of Insanity: My Schizophrenic Child

Jun 5, 2013 · 60 min

Synopsis

Michael and Susan recall an immediate sense that their daughter, Jani, was different from other infants. As a newborn, she slept fitfully, rarely for more than three hours a day. This peculiarity persisted, evolving into a childhood marked by experiences unseen and unheard by others. At the age of six, Jani was diagnosed with early-onset schizophrenia. Now ten years old, and possessing a genius-level IQ, she spends the majority of her waking hours immersed in an elaborate fantasy world she terms