October 26, 2005

Research grant

Wayne State University has been awarded a $9,100 grant from the United States Golf Association for research into the potential impact golf can have on individuals with mental illness. Dr. John Dziuba, assistant professor of psychiatry at Wayne State , has designed a program to teach golf to schizophrenia patients as a tool in the treatment of the disease, which afflicts 2.2 million Americans. The WSU Medical School and Sinai Grace Hospital are working on the research effort. Dziuba said the goal is to show that golf \"can help our patients\' self esteem and self confidence, their ability to concentrate and socialize and improve their overall quality of life.\"

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