Month: December 2021

Dec 28 2021

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Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’

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Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes – the ‘dark genome’ – have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Dec 27 2021

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How paranoid schizophrenia (briefly) turned me into a Republican

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I turned the channel to FOX News. They repeated over and over that Hilary Clinton was a criminal. Even though I was a Democrat and had voted for Bill Clinton...

Dec 27 2021

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Is there a link between schizophrenia and dementia?

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Studies indicate there is a relationship between schizophrenia and dementia, but the exact link between the conditions remains unclear. Learn more.

Dec 27 2021

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‘Schizophrenia’ Still Carries a Stigma. Will Changing the Name Help?

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Many people with or connected to the mental illness approve of updating the name, a new survey shows. But some experts are not convinced it’s the answer.

Dec 27 2021

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What to know about life expectancy for people with schizophrenia

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Studies indicate that the average life expectancy for people with schizophrenia is slightly lower than those without it. Learn more.

Dec 27 2021

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Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’

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Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes—the ‘dark genome’—have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Dec 26 2021

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Is there a link between schizophrenia and dementia?

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Studies indicate there is a relationship between schizophrenia and dementia, but the exact link between the conditions remains unclear. Learn more.

Dec 26 2021

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‘Schizophrenia’ Still Carries a Stigma. Will Changing the Name Help?

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Many people with or connected to the mental illness approve of updating the name, a new survey shows. But some experts are not convinced it’s the answer.

Dec 26 2021

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What to know about life expectancy for people with schizophrenia

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Studies indicate that the average life expectancy for people with schizophrenia is slightly lower than those without it. Learn more.

Dec 26 2021

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Psychiatric morbidity of a long stay hospital population with chronic schizophrenia and implications for future community care.

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In the United Kingdom there are plans to close most mental hospitals over the next 10 years. There is continuing uncertainty about the effectiveness of community psychiatric services that will...