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Schizophrenia diagnosis associated with progressive brain changes among adolescents
ScienceDaily: Schizophrenia News2 Jan 2012 | 5:08 pmAdolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychoses appear to show greater decreases in gray matter volume and increases in cerebrospinal fluid in the frontal lobe compared to healthy adolescents without a diagnosis of psychosis, according to a new report. -
Brain Cell Malfunction in Schizophrenia Found
Schizophrenia News20 Jan 2012 | 6:17 pmScientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of subjects with schizophrenia. -
A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia Research
Schizophrenia News From Medical News Today27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms... -
Link Between PCE In Drinking Water And An Increased Risk Of Mental Illness
Schizophrenia News From Medical News Today22 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amPCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to dry clean clothes is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depression in people who work with it...
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Let's Talk Life - Helping my schizophrenic daughter - Jamaica Gleaner
28 Jan 2012 | 1:08 amJamaica GleanerLet's Talk Life - Helping my schizophrenic daughterJamaica GleanerMy daughter has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has dropped out of school. She is very bright and was doing well at school. Her school performance deteriorated over one term and she became withdrawn and started to talk foolishness. -
Chidu-Nandan truce: From unique ID to schizophrenic ID - Firstpost
28 Jan 2012 | 1:02 amChidu-Nandan truce: From unique ID to schizophrenic IDFirstpostFor a country that started out trying to give its people a single, all-encompassing unique identity, Friday's compromise formula means the government has opted for a schizophrenic scheme. The compromise mandates Nilekani's UIDAI to continue collecting and more » -
Reintegration Awards Recognize Battle Against Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder - Psychiatric Times
27 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pmReintegration Awards Recognize Battle Against Schizophrenia and Bipolar DisorderPsychiatric TimesThese prestigious annual awards, now in their 15th year, recognize individuals living with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who battle tremendous odds to live full lives and those who treat, support, and advocate for these individuals. -
Jeremy Bentley has multiple personalities, schizophrenia, psychologist testifies - al.com (blog)
27 Jan 2012 | 1:54 pmal.com (blog)Jeremy Bentley has multiple personalities, schizophrenia, psychologist testifiesal.com (blog)She said she still believes that Bentley has both paranoid schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder, known in the psychological community as dissociative identity disorder. She said she couldn't say how many personalities — known as "alters" Day 2 of hearing for confessed murdererWALA-TV FOX10Jeremy Bentley faked insanity to avoid capital murder conviction Press-Register - al.com (blog)all 4 news articles » -
Friends essential in identifying schizophrenia early - InsideHalton.com
27 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pmFriends essential in identifying schizophrenia earlyInsideHalton.com“Friends... along with family members play key roles in the successful treatment of schizophrenia. And the best way to end the stigma is to educate our youth about mental illness." - Christina Jabalee OAKVILLE BEAVER - Oakville has always been a
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Still more about color preferences in the insane
27 Jan 2012 | 12:55 pmColltales adventures into the story of color preferences in the insane , jumping off from our excursion in that far-off land : There are many reasons why the 1931 research " Color Preference in the Insane ," by Dr. -
Association between HTR2C gene polymorphisms and the metabolic...
24 Jan 2012 | 6:41 amA J Risselada 1 , 2 , J Vehof 4 , 5 , R Bruggeman 4 , B Wilffert 6 , D Cohen 7 , A F Al Hadithy 6 , 8 , J Arends 3 and H Mulder 1 , 2 Correspondence: Dr H Mulder, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Wilhelmina Hospital Assen, PO Box 30001, 9400 RA Assen, The Netherlands. -
UPDATE 2-FDA extends review of Alexza product, shares fall
23 Jan 2012 | 11:09 amAlexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said U.S. health regulators extended the review date for its novel anti-psychotic treatment by three months after the company amended its approval application , sending its shares down as much as 19 percent. -
Clozapine-induced late leukopenia
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Brain Cell Malfunction in Schizophrenia Found
20 Jan 2012 | 6:17 pmScientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of subjects with schizophrenia.
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MedWorm: Schizophrenia
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A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia Research
27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms. But where can one obtain these cells outside of the brain? Increasingly, schizophrenia research is turning to the nose... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK. -
Collaboration in Psychopharmacotherapy
27 Jan 2012 | 12:33 amCollaboration in pharmacotherapy implies a professional willing to prescribe an effective medication and a patient willing to adhere to the therapeutic regimen in order for both to achieve their common goal. This relationship requires trust in the relationship, collaboration in goal setting, and effective means for promoting and restoring mental health. Variables like illness insight and patients’ attitudes towards medication should be dealt within a collaborative relationship. Several methods of shared decision making, culled from the research literature and clinical experience, promote… -
Historical Perspectives on Autism: Its Past Record of Discovery and Its Present State of Solipsism, Skepticism, and Sorrowful Suspicion
26 Jan 2012 | 11:14 pmThis article reviews historical links that have led to the current confusing and controversial situation that is encouraging some people to return to magic, mysticism, and mantics for health care, despite the amazing accumulation of progress in vaccinology over the past 2 centuries. (Source: Pediatric Clinics of North America) -
Relationship of metacognition, absorption, and depersonalization in patients with auditory hallucinations.
26 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pmConclusions. We discuss the role of metacognitive and dissociative variables in understanding hallucinations and suggest some approaches to their treatment. PMID: 22268544 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology) -
Life skills programmes for chronic mental illnesses.
26 Jan 2012 | 1:18 amCONCLUSIONS: Currently there is no good evidence to suggest life skills programmes are effective for people with chronic mental illnesses. More robust data are needed from studies that are adequately powered to determine whether life skills training is beneficial for people with chronic mental health problems. PMID: 22258941 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors
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A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia Research
27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms... -
Endocannabinoid System Disturbed By GABA Deficits
26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amChanges in the endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric and addiction disorders. This brain system is responsible for making substances that have effects on brain function which resemble those of cannabis products, e.g., marijuana... -
Link Between PCE In Drinking Water And An Increased Risk Of Mental Illness
22 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amPCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to dry clean clothes is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depression in people who work with it... -
Mental Illness Protects Some Inmates From Returning To Jail
19 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amPeople with mental illness have gotten a bad rap in past research studies, being labeled the group of people with the highest return rates to prison... -
Automated Imaging Inroduced To Greatly Speed Whole-Brain Mapping Efforts
17 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amA new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) transforms the way highly detailed anatomical images can be made of whole brains. Until now, means of obtaining such images - used in cutting-edge projects to map the mammalian brain - have been painstakingly slow and available only to a handful of highly specialized research teams...
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About.com Schizophrenia: What's Hot Now
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Who Gets Schizophrenia?
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amAlthough the overall incidence of schizophrenia in the United States is close to 1%, different groups have a greater or lesser likelihood of developing the illness. This article from your About Guide to Schizophrenia reviews the incidence of schizophrenia among different groups of people, which scientists are using as clues to help find the cause. -
What Causes Schizophrenia?
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amGenes play a key role in developing schizophrenia, although they can't predict the illness on their own. Genes seem to make a person vulnerable to another factor that brings the illness on. -
How is Schizophrenia Treated?
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amWhether you've been diagnosed with schizophrenia or are concerned for a loved one or friend, you'll want to understand what treatments are available. Start here for an overview. -
Atypical Antipsychotics List
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amIn the early 1990s a new class of drugs were developed to treat the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia. These drugs, the atypical antipsychotics, have proven generally as effective as the antispychotics developed decades earlier, with fewer extrapyrimidal side effects. This list of the atypical antipsychotics provides links to drug safety information from the drug manufacturers' websites. -
Living Independence Social
28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 amSchizophrenia is a chronic disease, and you should plan for times of remission and times of relapse. Even in remission, your residual symptoms (the symptoms you continue to have even when you’re relatively well) will effect all aspects of your life. This article from your About Guide to Schizophrenia gives you concrete suggestions to help you improve you independent living skills and social relationships.
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About.com Schizophrenia: Most Popular Articles
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Positive Symptoms
28 Jan 2012 | 5:41 amDefinition of the term, positive symptoms. -
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
28 Jan 2012 | 5:41 amAre you having experiences that seem unreal? Are you concerned about strange behavior in a loved one? Learn to understand and describe the symptoms of schizophrenia, so that you can communicate them to a doctor. -
Atypical Antipsychotics List
28 Jan 2012 | 5:41 amIn the early 1990s a new class of drugs were developed to treat the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia. These drugs, the atypical antipsychotics, have proven generally as effective as the antispychotics developed decades earlier, with fewer extrapyrimidal side effects. This list of the atypical antipsychotics provides links to drug safety information from the drug manufacturers' websites. -
Hallucination
28 Jan 2012 | 5:41 amDefinition of the term, hallucination -
Diagnosing Schizophrenia
28 Jan 2012 | 5:41 amThe better you understand the language and the process of diagnosing schizophrenia, the better you can communicate with your doctor. Remember that only a psychologist or psychiatrist can rule out or diagnose schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia Bulletin - Advance Access
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Mobile Assessment Guide for Research in Schizophrenia and Severe Mental Disorders
27 Jan 2012 | 4:19 pmMobile assessment techniques have been used for nearly 3 decades in mental health research, including in investigations of individuals with schizophrenia and other severe disorders. This article reviews the benefits of these data collection strategies relative to traditional self-report or clinician-administered measures administered in hospital or laboratory settings. A detailed discussion of the technical decisions facing researchers in the field is then presented, covering study design issues, questionnaire content development, and choices in hardware and software selection. Following… -
Dopaminergic Function in the Psychosis Spectrum: An [18F]-DOPA Imaging Study in Healthy Individuals With Auditory Hallucinations
26 Jan 2012 | 4:02 amBackground:The psychosis phenotype appears to exist in the population as a continuum, but it is not clear if subclinical psychotic symptoms and psychotic disorders share the same neurobiology. We investigated whether the dopaminergic dysfunction seen in psychotic disorders is also present in healthy, well-functioning people with hallucinations.Methods:We compared dopamine synthesis capacity (using 6-[18F]fluoro-L-DOPA [[18F]-DOPA] positron emission tomography imaging) in 16 healthy individuals with frequent persistent auditory verbal hallucinations (hallucinating group) with that in 16… -
Striatal Presynaptic Dopamine in Schizophrenia, Part I: Meta-analysis of Dopamine Active Transporter (DAT) Density
26 Jan 2012 | 4:02 amBackground:Striatal dopaminergic neurotransmission has been postulated to be fundamental to the emergence of key symptoms of schizophrenia, such as psychotic symptoms, and is targeted by currently available dopaminergic drugs. A specific marker of the integrity of presynaptic dopamine neurons in the striatum, the density of striatal dopamine terminals, can be quantified through molecular neuroimaging of the dopamine active transporter (DAT). However, the currently available results using this approach in schizophrenia are inconsistent.Methods:Thirteen Single Photon Emission Tomography or… -
Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications and Risk of Pneumonia in Schizophrenia
26 Jan 2012 | 4:02 amThis study assessed the association between second-generation antipsychotic medications and risk of pneumonia requiring hospitalization in patients with schizophrenia because the evidence is limited in the population. We enrolled a nationwide cohort of 33 024 inpatients with schizophrenia ranged in age from 18 to 65 years, who were derived from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan from 2000 to 2008. Cases (n = 1741) were defined as patients who developed pneumonia after their first psychiatric admissions. Risk set sampling was used to match each case with 4 controls by… -
Striatal Presynaptic Dopamine in Schizophrenia, Part II: Meta-Analysis of [18F/11C]-DOPA PET Studies
26 Jan 2012 | 4:02 amBackground:Alterations in striatal dopamine neurotransmission are central to the emergence of psychotic symptoms and to the mechanism of action of antipsychotics. Although the functional integrity of the presynaptic system can be assessed by measuring striatal dopamine synthesis capacity (DSC), no quantitative meta-analysis is available.Methods:Eleven striatal (caudate and putamen) [11C/18F]-DOPA positron emission tomography studies comparing 113 patients with schizophrenia and 131 healthy controls were included in a quantitative meta-analysis of DSC. Demographic, clinical, and methodological…
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The MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB): Clinical and cognitive correlates
16 Nov 2011 | 6:00 pmAbstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive and clinical correlates of the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB) which was originally developed to be an endpoint for cognitive enhancement clinical trials. In a sample of 117 people with schizophrenia and 77 healthy control participants we found the following: a) the MCCB was highly sensitive to the type and level of impairment typically observed in schizophrenia, b) the MCCB composite score was highly correlated with WASI Estimated Full Scale IQ score, c) that the MCCB domain scores were generally moderately–highly… -
Assessment of the effects of AZD3480 on cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia
15 Nov 2011 | 6:00 pmAbstract: AZD3480 is a selective agonist of α4β2 central neuronal nicotinic receptors (NNRs). This study investigated its effects on cognition, relative to placebo, in 440 patients with stable schizophrenia who were taking a single atypical antipsychotic medication and who were active cigarette smokers. Mean age was 41 (range 19 to 55) years and the majority of patients (88%) had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Patients were randomized to one of 3 doses of AZD3480: 5mg, 20mg, and 35/100mg (depending on CYP2D6 metabolic status), or to placebo. Treatment was given once daily for… -
Orthorexia nervosa presenting as prodrome of schizophrenia
15 Nov 2011 | 6:00 pmOrthorexia nervosa is a newly described eating disorder (), which has not yet reached nosological significance, yet has worried nutritionists and clinicians due to its similarities with both anorexia and bulimia nervosa, in that it can lead to weight loss and malnutrition with its accompanying consequences. An orthorexic can be separated from the health-conscious person in the extreme preoccupation with food, associating food choices with virtue, eating only specific foods deemed healthy or pure, judging others based on their food choices, experiencing social isolation because of diet, and… -
Reduced prepulse inhibition as an early vulnerability marker of the psychosis prodrome in adolescence
15 Nov 2011 | 6:00 pmAbstract: Background: The onset of psychosis is thought to be preceded by neurodevelopmental changes in the brain. However, the timing and nature of these changes have not been established. The aim of the present study was to determine whether three “classic” neurophysiological markers of schizophrenia are also characteristic of young adolescents (12–18years) at ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR).Methods: 63 young UHR individuals and 68 typically developing, age-, sex- and IQ-matched controls were recruited for neurophysiological assessment. Data for P50 suppression, prepulse…
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Prevalence of item level negative symptoms in first episode psychosis diagnoses - Corrected Proof
26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmAbstract: The relevance of negative symptoms across the diagnostic spectrum of the psychoses remains uncertain. The purpose of this study was to report on prevalence of item and subscale level negative symptoms across the first episode psychosis (FEP) diagnostic spectrum in an epidemiological sample, and to ascertain whether items and subscales were more prevalent in a schizophrenia spectrum diagnoses group compared to an ‘all other psychotic diagnoses’ group. We measured negative symptoms in 330 patients presenting with FEP using the Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), and… -
Genetic overlap between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A study with AKT1 gene variants and clinical phenotypes - Corrected Proof
24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmAbstract: Introduction: A number of epidemiological and genetic studies suggests an overlap of Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder across the traditional binary classification. AKT1 gene variants were previously shown to be associated with schizophrenia. In this study, our aim was to determine whether AKT1 gene variants are associated with particular phenotypes for schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BPD).Methods: This study included 529 subjects of European ancestry: 364 patients suffering from SCZ, BPD or schizoaffective disorder and 165 healthy controls. BPD patients were additionally… -
Automated classification of fMRI during cognitive control identifies more severely disorganized subjects with schizophrenia - Corrected Proof
24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmAbstract: The establishment of a neurobiologically based nosological system is one of the ultimate goals of modern biological psychiatry research. Developments in neuroimaging and statistical/machine learning have provided useful basic tools for these efforts. Recent studies have demonstrated the utility of fMRI as input data for the classification of schizophrenia, but none, to date, has used fMRI of cognitive control for this purpose. In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of an unbiased classification method on fMRI data from a large cohort of subjects with first episode schizophrenia… -
Screening for negative symptoms: Preliminary results from the self-report version of the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms - Corrected Proof
23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmAbstract: Though negative symptoms in schizophrenia are associated with a host of deleterious outcomes (e.g., White et al., 2009), not all individuals with schizophrenia suffer from negative symptoms (e.g., Blanchard et al., 2005). Thus, methods to quickly screen and identify patients for more intensive clinical interview assessments may have significant clinical and research utility. The present study is a preliminary examination of the reliability and validity of a self-report version of the newly developed Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS; Blanchard et al., 2011;… -
Regional differences in expression of β-tubulin isoforms in schizophrenia - Corrected Proof
23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmAbstract: A growing body of evidence suggests that abnormal elements of the cytoskeleton may be associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Isoforms of a major cytoskeleton protein, β-tubulin, were recently demonstrated to have distinct roles in neuronal differentiation and cell viability. For these reasons, we tested the hypothesis that there are differences in the expression of β-tubulin isoforms (βI-βIV) in the brain in schizophrenia, using western blot analysis in an elderly group of subjects with this illness and a control group. We found that βI-tubulin protein expression…
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Six (The Neurocritic)
28 Jan 2012 | 1:55 am... - July 03, 2009 According to a meta-analysis by Lynch, Laws and McKenna, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is not helpful for those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and any improvements seen in major depression are rather small. 7. White Matter Differences in Pre-Op Transsexuals Should NOT be the Basis for Childhood Interventions - January 28, 2011 Contains a number of...Source : The NeurocriticExplore : Bipolar depression, Depression, Health -
Poor Dumbo (Finestkind Clinic and fish market)
27 Jan 2012 | 6:57 pmImprobable research has an article on an episode where they did a public dissection of an elephant in 1681. youtube report HERE. Ah, but the silliest elephant experiment was giving a male elephant LSD. It had to do with checking if schizophrenia/psychosis was behind the amok of male elephants. Alas, the elephant died... -------------------Source : Finestkind Clinic and fish marketExplore : Health -
A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia Research (Medical News Today)
27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms. But where can one obtain...Source : Medical News TodayExplore : Health -
De novo CNV analysis implicates specific abnormalities of postsynaptic signalling complexes in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia (PolygenicBlog)
27 Jan 2012 | 1:35 am... be important in synaptic plasticity and cognition, play a significant role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. pub-5799224524264318Source : PolygenicBlogExplore : Health -
Officials call off search for missing SC toddler (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
26 Jan 2012 | 11:23 am... II said in the motions filed Tuesday in Columbia that Zinah Jennings has been ordered to have treatment for her mental illness for a year and has been told to take Risperdal, which is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia. Authorities said they hope a tip line and $10,000 reward will yield information, and state police are analyzing stains on blankets and clothes...Source : Seattle Post-IntelligencerExplore : Georgia, Health, Mental Health and Behavior, South Carolina, US
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In schizophrenia research, a path to the brain through the nose
25 Jan 2012 | 8:11 amA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms. But where can one obtain these cells outside of the brain? -
Brain activity linked to delusion-like experience
10 Jan 2012 | 9:20 amPeople with schizophrenia showed greater brain activity during tests that induce a brief, mild form of delusional thinking. This effect wasn't seen in a comparison group without schizophrenia. -
New gene that regulates body weight discovered
4 Jan 2012 | 2:37 pmWhile studying a brain protein related to the involuntary body movements that are side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, a pharmacy professor discovered that the protein also plays a role in regulating body weight. -
Schizophrenia diagnosis associated with progressive brain changes among adolescents
2 Jan 2012 | 5:08 pmAdolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychoses appear to show greater decreases in gray matter volume and increases in cerebrospinal fluid in the frontal lobe compared to healthy adolescents without a diagnosis of psychosis, according to a new report. -
Brain cell malfunction in schizophrenia identified
28 Dec 2011 | 10:17 amScientists have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic subjects. The findings suggest that drugs already in development for other diseases might eventually offer hope as a treatment for schizophrenia and related conditions in the elderly.
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DKK1 levels elevated in psychosis patients with comorbid drug abuse
19 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmResults from an Italian study show that drug abuse is associated with increased serum levels of the protein Dickkopf-1 in patients with psychosis. -
Mortality rates elevated in elderly schizophrenia patients
18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmThe overall mortality rate among elderly patients with schizophrenia is more than twice that in the general elderly population, results from a Finnish study show. -
Poor insight linked to increased QoL in Chinese schizophrenia patients
17 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmPoor illness insight is associated with increased physical quality of life, but also greater negative symptom severity, in Chinese patients with schizophrenia, study results suggest. -
Exercise capacity linked to global functioning in schizophrenia patients
16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmFunctional exercise capacity is significantly, positively associated with global functioning in patients with schizophrenia, research shows. -
Obstetric complications linked to NSSs in men with schizophrenia
12 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pmObstetric complications are associated with an increased prevalence of neurological soft signs in male patients with schizophrenia, Italian research suggests.
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Refining Schizophrenia Epidemiology
26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmIn the vast search space of potential environmental contributors to schizophrenia risk, epidemiologists have homed in on a few sectors... -
Brain Volume Decreases Accompany Early-Onset Psychosis
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmTeenagers struck by early-onset psychosis quickly exhibit brain volume decreases over two years... -
Could New Hormone Compete With the Treadmill?
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmAlthough it might not make people buff, a newly identified hormone may trigger some of the benefits of exercise... -
Hippocampal Memory Markers: From Anatomy to Molecules
19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmShrinkage of the hippocampus, which plays a key role in learning and memory, is one potential marker of Alzheimer s disease... -
GABA Is Up in Prefrontal Cortex of Schizophrenia Subjects
10 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pmThe quest to clarify the state of GABAergic neurotransmission in schizophrenia continues...
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Information Session - Concurrent Disorders - Dartmouth
27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amNext Tuesday, January 31st, 12:15 pm!Please click on the image to magnify it.The Nova Scotia Hospital is located at 300 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. -
Strengthening Families Together - HRM
26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amOngoing! Cole HarbourandLower SackvilleDo you have a relative or friend living with a serious mental illness?Would you like to learn more about his/her illness?Strengthening Families Together, a ten-week program for families and friends, provides information, skill building, and support. Delivered by family members who have direct experience with the psychiatric illness of a loved one, and enhanced by invited speakers with topical expertise, Strengthening Families Together is a Canadian-based educational program focusing on:Facts about psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and… -
From Recovery to Discovery -- A Mental Health Peer Support Group in Halifax
26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 amNext Thursday, February 2nd!MeetingsEvery Thursday Evening6:30 pm to 8:30 pmThe Hub2nd Floor, 1673 Barrington StreetHalifax, Nova ScotiaThe From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is open to anyone affected by any type of mental illness, and this includes family members and friends.Organized through a partnership between the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia and the Healthy Minds Cooperative, the From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is special because it moves beyond the expectation of simply existing with minimal symptoms of mental illness. Our message is that we all have… -
I am not sick, I don't need help!
18 Jan 2012 | 5:30 amDr. Xavier Amador is an internationally sought-after speaker, clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City, the Founder and Director of the LEAP™ Institute and author of eight books including the national best seller I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!™ In this video he talks about dealing with anosognosia, the lack of insight regarding a mental illness. The video was recorded during the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia's Annual Conference in 2005.For a PowerPoint presentation on Dr. Amador's Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner (LEAP) approach,… -
Recovery Quilt Raffle
10 Jan 2012 | 5:04 amTheme - SupportDraw Date - Saturday, May 5th, 2012!Please click on the photograph to magnify it.Help support the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia by purchasing tickets on a hand-made Recovery Quilt ($1,200 value). Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.To purchase tickets, please contact the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia by telephone at (902) 465-2601 or 1-800-465-2601 (toll-free in Nova Scotia), or send an email to ssns@ns.sympatico.ca.The draw will take place during the 4th Annual Road to Recovery Walk held on May 5th, 2012, at the Olympic Community Centre, 2304 Hunter Street,…
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Your Nose Is a Breeding Ground for ... Stem Cells?
27 Jan 2012 | 2:01 amIn the course of investigating the neurological mechanisms responsible for diseases such as schizophrenia, scientists have often run into the not-insignificant problem of how to examine living brain cells. New research has shown that neural stem cells might be a viable substitute, but they are also difficult to collect in sufficient quantities. In fact, one of the only accessible places in the human body with a supply of adult stem cells is the nose. The mucus membranes lining the nose contain some of the fastest regenerating cells in the body, and because the olfactory nerve cells connect… -
Depression May Shrink Parts of the Brain
26 Jan 2012 | 1:02 pmA study finds that depression may shrink certain areas of the brain, and particular treatment may help regrow ceels and target those areas More Videos -
aunt with schizophrenia
25 Jan 2012 | 11:41 pmRegarding the genetic component of schizophrenia, if someone has an aunt with schizophrenia how much greater is their risk of developing the illness? How much risk do their children have (if the great aunt has this illness)? If the aunt's mother suffered trauma and malnutrition before she was born and the aunt suffered emotional trauma in her youth and adolescence would that change the probability of her relatives getting this illness? -
Is Grieving a Symptom of Depression?
25 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pmIn its first revision in nearly twenty years, the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is receiving an update to better reflect changing times. Not all the proposed changes have been favorably received, however. Among the most contentious is the removal of a clause that would turn bereavement over the death of a loved one into a diagnostic symptom for depression. At issue are the nine current criteria for a positive diagnosis of depression; an individual must meet five of the nine to qualify. These include things like difficulty… -
PCE in Water May Cause Mental Illness
25 Jan 2012 | 2:10 amScientists at Boston University's School of Public Health have published findings indicating that exposure to the solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) as a child increases a person's odds of developing bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder as an adult. The study can be found in the BioMed Central journal Environmental Health. Used primarily in industry and to dry clean clothing, PCE is also a potent neurotoxin. It has been linked to anxiety, depression, and altered moods. Aside from some smaller studies linking schizophrenia risk to children of dry cleaning workers, there has been…
