Month: December 2022

Dec 02 2022

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Dear Abby: Should my sister with schizophrenia be in the wedding party?

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Three of my sisters have graciously offered to help with the wedding planning and preparation. I have included them in my bridal party — matron of honor, two bridesmaids, and...

Dec 01 2022

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What is schizophrenia? Meet a professor with the condition, and other experts, who debunk myths about it

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Schizophrenia is among the most stigmatised illnesses. Elyn Saks, a professor with the condition, and other experts, debunk myths surrounding the disorder.

Dec 01 2022

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Do you really know what schizophrenia is? Most people don’t.

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She also lives with schizophrenia – a diagnosis she revealed in her memoir, “The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.” High achievements and severe mental illness are not mutually...

Dec 01 2022

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The Big Difference Between Schizophrenia and Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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MAGICAL BELIEFS, ODD SPEECH, and strange behavior are all characteristics that people with schizotypal personality disorder (STPD) might display. But they often don’t realize that these behaviors are …

Dec 01 2022

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Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia

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In our cells, the language of DNA is written, making each of us unique. A tandem repeat occurs in DNA when a pattern of one or more nucleotides—the basic structural...

Dec 01 2022

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Missing: 70-year-old Bellflower man suffering from schizophrenia

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Sheriff’s detectives asked for the public’s help Wednesday to find a 70-year-old man who was last seen in Bellflower and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Dennis Christopher Lee was last seen...

Dec 01 2022

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Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia

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Using state-of-the-art whole-genome sequencing and machine learning techniques, researchers conducted one of the first and the largest investigations of tandem repeats in schizophrenia, elucidating their contribution to the development of...