Schizophrenia

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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Dream Therapy As a Treatment Modality

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Newly discovered similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis may lead to a return of dream therapy for psychiatric ...

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Mental Health Prevention for Young Adults

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Over the last few decades a disturbing trend in health care is the increased prevalence of mental disorders among young adults. Experts ...

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Genetic Site for Schizophrenia

Friday, July 10th, 2009

An international group of researchers has found genetic evidence linking schizophrenia to a specific region of DNA – on chromosome 6. This is the ...

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Genetic Breakthrough for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

A multi-national group of investigators has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the ...

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Schizophrenics Have Trouble Processing New Information

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

New research suggests that people with schizophrenia have trouble with processing new information even when engaging in rote daily tasks. Previously it ...

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