Month: July 2020

Jul 17 2020

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Records: Knife-wielding man shot by police in ’19 after calling 911 on himself has schizophrenia

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Devin Johnson called 911, and in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, described himself, saying there was a man with a knife “acting wild, right now.” …

Jul 17 2020

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Brain ‘signature’ could help to diagnose schizophrenia

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People with schizophrenia and their healthy siblings share patterns of brain activity that are different from those seen in individuals with no family history of the disorder, scientists from EPFL...

Jul 17 2020

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Undetectable or subtherapeutic serum levels of antipsychotic drugs preceding switch to clozapine

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Adequate antipsychotic treatment intensity is required for defining treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) and justifying clozapine treatment. We investigated the occurrence of undetectable or …

Jul 16 2020

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Inside Schizophrenia: Impact of Schizophrenia in Minority Communities – PsychCentral.com

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Inside Schizophrenia: Impact of Schizophrenia in Minority Communities  PsychCentral.com

Jul 16 2020

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Depot Antipsychotic Delays Hospitalization in Early-Stage Schizophrenia – MedPage Today

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Depot Antipsychotic Delays Hospitalization in Early-Stage Schizophrenia  MedPage Today

Jul 16 2020

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The Lifestyle Changes That Made a Difference in My Schizophrenia Treatment

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The writer describes how making lifestyle changes —such as stopping smoking and drinking alcohol, improving his diet and exercising more — helped make his schizophrenia medication more effective.

Jul 16 2020

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Records: Knife-wielding man shot by police in ’19 after calling 911 on himself has schizophrenia

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Devin Johnson called 911, and in a calm, matter-of-fact voice, described himself, saying there was a man with a knife “acting wild, right now.” …

Jul 16 2020

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A deep learning model for detecting mental illness from user content on social media

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schizophrenia, and autism. We believe our model can help identify potential sufferers with mental illness based on their posts. This study further discusses the implication of our proposed model, …

Jul 16 2020

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Depot Antipsychotic Delays Hospitalization in Early-Stage Schizophrenia

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Among 489 patients with schizophrenia and no prior long-term antipsychotic use, patients on once-monthly aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena) cut risk of a first hospitalization by nearly half compared to …

Jul 16 2020

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Cariprazine Trumps Risperidone for Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms

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Cariprazine is more effective than risperidone for persistent negative symptoms in schizophrenia and appears to be effective in patients resistant to previous treatment with other antipsychotic agents …