Schizophrenia Articles

Residual Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
This subtype is diagnosed when the patient no longer displays prominent symptoms. In such cases, the schizophrenic symptoms generally have lessened in severity. Hallucinations, delusions or idiosyncratic behaviors may still be present, but their ...

Post-Schizophrenic Depression

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Post-schizophrenia depression describes a depressive episode that arises in the aftermath of a schizophrenic illness. Some schizophrenic symptoms may still be present but no longer dominate the clinical picture. These persisting schizophrenic symptoms may ...

Catatonic Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
The predominant clinical features seen in the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia involve disturbances in a person's movement. Affected people may exhibit a dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops, as in ...

Disorganized Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
As the name implies, this subtype's predominant feature is disorganization of the thought processes. As a rule, hallucinations and delusions are less pronounced, although there may be some evidence of these symptoms. These people may ...

Paranoid Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
The defining feature of the paranoid subtype is the presence of auditory hallucinations or prominent delusional thoughts about persecution or conspiracy. However, people with this subtype may be more functional in their ability to work ...

Cannabis is linked to schizophrenia in predisposed individuals

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Cannabis has long been thought to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. However, the evidence is still not fully conclusive. The first study on schizophrenia and cannabis took place in Jamaica in the 1960, when ...

Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia

Sunday, September 26th, 2004
Richard McLean has written a fascinating book on schizophrenia entitled, 'Recovered, Not Cured, a journey through schizophrenia', published by Allen and Unwin in 2003 in Australia. It has received a highly commended in the Human ...

Surviving Schizophrenia

Sunday, September 26th, 2004
Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease and has helped thousands of patients, their families and mental ...

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