Schizophrenia

Link Between Genius and Misfit

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The debate between biology and society has turned another chapter as a new study examines the link between psychosis and creativity. The quest to determine if personality is based on heredity has raged for centuries ...

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Brain Activity Linked to Schizophrenia

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Scientists have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify an area of the brain involved in the earliest stages of schizophrenia and ...

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New Grant To Study Depression Treatments

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Depression affects more than 20 million people in the United States. The federal government recognizes the pervasive nature of the disease and ...

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New Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphris tablets (asenapine) to treat adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. "Mental illnesses ...

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Antipsychotic Medication May Combat Cancer

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Sometimes medications have side effects or actions that may benefit a medical condition far removed from the original intent of the drug. This ...

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Substance Abuse Tied to Violence in Schizophrenia

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

New research reveals schizophrenia and violence are linked -- albeit only by drug and alcohol abuse. The study also finds that the ...

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Invega Antipsychotic Approved for Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handed down two new approvals for Invega (paliperidone), an atypical antipsychotic medication, ...

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