Month: October 2020

Oct 17 2020

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Two Sides of Schizophrenia

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I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of a new book, The Essential Schizophrenia Companion, by Robert Francis (with a foreword by Elyn R. Saks, PhD, JD) –...

Oct 17 2020

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Psychiatrist testifies at Fredericton murder trial that shooter had schizophrenia

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A psychiatrist says the man on trial for the murder of four people in Fredericton two years ago has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Dr. Ralph Holly testified Friday at the...

Oct 17 2020

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Genetic deletion boosts schizophrenia risk by 30X

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A common genetic deletion boosts the risk for schizophrenia by 30-fold. Generating nerve cells from people with the deletion shows why.

Oct 17 2020

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Podcast: Large Family Beset by Schizophrenia

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Today’s guest is Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road, the true story of a mid-century American family besieged by schizophrenia. Transcript included.

Oct 16 2020

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Research illustrates atypical sensory experiences in early-onset schizophrenia adolescents

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Schizophrenia is associated with a wide range of cognitive impairments including sensory information processing. Findings showed that impaired sensory processing, either hypo- or hyper-reactivity to …

Oct 16 2020

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Two Sides of Schizophrenia

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I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of a new book, The Essential Schizophrenia Companion, by Robert Francis (with a foreword by Elyn R. Saks, PhD, JD) –...

Oct 16 2020

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Machine learning predicts schizophrenia relapses using smartphone data

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A pair of newly published studies are demonstrating how passive smartphone data can be used to effectively predict relapse episodes in schizophrenia patients. The research used machine learning to …

Oct 16 2020

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Podcast: Large Family Beset by Schizophrenia

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Today’s guest is Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road, the true story of a mid-century American family besieged by schizophrenia. Transcript included.

Oct 16 2020

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Police searching for missing Westside man with schizophrenia

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man who has not been seen since September and is said to have schizophrenia. JSO says officers were called to...

Oct 15 2020

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Research illustrates atypical sensory experiences in early-onset schizophrenia adolescents

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Schizophrenia is associated with a wide range of cognitive impairments including sensory information processing. Findings showed that impaired sensory processing, either hypo- or hyper-reactivity to …