Month: June 2020

Jun 20 2020

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Early schizophrenia diagnosis can make all the difference

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Healthcare professionals are constantly researching ways to deal with this relatively misunderstood disorder as many people living with schizophrenia and their caregivers always look for help with the …

Jun 20 2020

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A decrease in spontaneous activity in medial prefrontal cortex is associated with sustained hallucinations in chronic schizophrenia: An NIRS study

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In functional imaging, accumulating evidence suggests that spontaneous activity decreases during the resting state in the core brain regions of the default-mode network [e.g. medial prefrontal cortex …

Jun 20 2020

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Coronavirus is a nightmare for inmates already. For mentally ill defendants, it’s even worse

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This article was originally published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on...

Jun 18 2020

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Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders 170 times higher – EurekAlert

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Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders 170 times higher  EurekAlert

Jun 18 2020

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Psychosocial Interventions for Schizophrenia – MD Magazine

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Psychosocial Interventions for Schizophrenia  MD Magazine

Jun 18 2020

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EEG microstates are a candidate endophenotype for schizophrenia

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EEG microstate abnormalities have been reported in patients with schizophrenia. Here the authors demonstrate that patients and their siblings show similar microstate abnormalities compared to healthy …

Jun 18 2020

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COVID-19 in People With Schizophrenia

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Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and psychiatrist-in-chief at the Columbia University Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, helps us understand …

Jun 18 2020

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Study: Suicide rate is 170 times higher in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

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The suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) is 170 times higher than the general population according a study just published in the journal Schizophrenia Research, a figure...

Jun 18 2020

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A decrease in spontaneous activity in medial prefrontal cortex is associated with sustained hallucinations in chronic schizophrenia: An NIRS study

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In functional imaging, accumulating evidence suggests that spontaneous activity decreases during the resting state in the core brain regions of the default-mode network [e.g. medial prefrontal cortex …

Jun 18 2020

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Schizophrenia and Travel

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Individuals immigrating to another country have a higher incidence of psychotic illnesses, including schizophrenia (2). For a person with schizophrenia, a new airport, a foreign language, and the …