Month: December 2020

Dec 19 2020

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As A White Woman With Untreated Schizophrenia, I Was Never Deemed A Threat. Many Aren’t As Fortunate

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I have a serious brain disease that is a medical condition, not a personal failing, writes Patty Mulcahy. Access to good psychiatric care is becoming a luxury only the rich...

Dec 18 2020

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4 Influential People Who Have Thrived With Schizophrenia

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Despite the reputation schizophrenia often gets, this author describes the impacts John F. Nash Jr., Esme Wang, Eleanor Longden and Elyn Saks have had on breaking the stereotypes surrounding psychotic...

Dec 18 2020

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What’s the Link Between Alcohol and Schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenia raises your odds of another serious condition: misusing alcohol. Alcohol can also trigger psychosis. Learn more about the link between schizophrenia and alcohol, and about treatment opti …

Dec 18 2020

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Schizophrenia may be similar to immune disorders, show scientists

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A study by clinical scientists at the University of Manchester has shown that schizophrenia may—in some part—be caused by disordered functioning of the immune system.

Dec 18 2020

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Low-intensity exercise during adolescence may prevent schizophrenia

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Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that low-intensity exercise, which is associated with improved mental function, has a protective effect against symptoms of schizophrenia in …

Dec 18 2020

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Newly discovered brain pattern could improve the diagnosis of mental health disorders

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The research shows that people with mood disorders and schizophrenia not only have decreased levels of tryptophan overall, but the tryptophan they do have is being broken down more often...

Dec 17 2020

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What’s the Link Between Alcohol and Schizophrenia?

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Schizophrenia raises your odds of another serious condition: misusing alcohol. Alcohol can also trigger psychosis. Learn more about the link between schizophrenia and alcohol, and about treatment opti …

Dec 17 2020

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4 Influential People Who Have Thrived With Schizophrenia

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Despite the reputation schizophrenia often gets, this author describes the impacts John F. Nash Jr., Esme Wang, Eleanor Longden and Elyn Saks have had on breaking the stereotypes surrounding psychotic...

Dec 17 2020

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Physical activity might not reduce schizophrenia risk

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(HealthDay)—Physical activity (PA) might not protect against schizophrenia risk, according to a research letter published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Dec 17 2020

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Low-intensity exercise during adolescence may prevent schizophrenia

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Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that low-intensity exercise, which is associated with improved mental function, has a protective effect against symptoms of schizophrenia in …