Month: October 2021

Oct 26 2021

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24-Year-Old Man With Schizophrenia Missing In Palmdale

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Authorities Monday were searching for a missing 24-year-old man who suffers from schizophrenia and was last seen in Palmdale. Sergio Gutierrez-Salazar was last seen at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in...

Oct 26 2021

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Meta-Analysis Finds No Support for Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia

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A new meta-analysis of data from individuals at high risk for schizophrenia finds no evidence for the dopamine hypothesis.

Oct 25 2021

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Are we ready for a name change for schizophrenia? A survey of multiple stakeholders.

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Many people advocate for a name change for the condition, pointing to the stigma and discrimination associated with the term “schizophrenia”, as well as to how the name poorly characterizes...

Oct 25 2021

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Linking sleep disturbance with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

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Using wrist accelerometers to generate data about sleep, researchers identified associations between sleep properties and mental health conditions.

Oct 25 2021

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Meta-Analysis Finds No Support for Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia

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A new meta-analysis of data from individuals at high risk for schizophrenia finds no evidence for the dopamine hypothesis.

Oct 25 2021

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A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes

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Diagnoses for the disorder have soared in the past decade, driven in part by a loophole in regulations. A new study shows the impact has been more severe for Black...

Oct 25 2021

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Real-life social network in schizophrenia patients and individuals with social anhedonia

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Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder characterized by severe social dysfunctions. A similar but attenuated format of social dysfunction has also been found in individuals with subclinical …

Oct 24 2021

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Linking sleep disturbance with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

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Using wrist accelerometers to generate data about sleep, researchers identified associations between sleep properties and mental health conditions.

Oct 24 2021

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CDC adds depression, schizophrenia to list of underlying health conditions for severe COVID-19; eligible to get booster shot

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added depression and schizophrenia to the list of underlying health conditions that would put someone at a higher risk for severe COVID-19.

Oct 24 2021

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Schizophrenia as a Pathway Disease

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Schizophrenia is arguably the most puzzling syndrome in medicine. Why do young adults develop chronic and bizarre signs and symptoms after decades of normal or near-normal development? The public …