Month: April 2023

Apr 22 2023

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Family of inmate with schizophrenia “eaten alive by bedbugs” in an Atlanta jail calls for federal investigation as senator launches inquiry into conditions of incarceration

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Lawyers for the family of an inmate with schizophrenia who died in a filthy Atlanta jail cell called for a federal investigation after they said he was “eaten alive by...

Apr 22 2023

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What Does Schizophrenia Feel Like?

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In my work, I am often asked about what schizophrenia actually is. An emotional condition? A weakness? A personality flaw? The truth is that schizophrenia is none of these things....

Apr 22 2023

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Neural, vascular integrity of retina differs in schizophrenia

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Patients with schizophrenia have measurable differences in neural and vascular integrity of the retina, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Apr 22 2023

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Harvard Health Publishing Q&A: Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia is a chronic (long-lasting) brain disorder that is easily misunderstood. Although symptoms may vary widely, people with schizophrenia frequently have a hard time recognizing reality, …

Apr 22 2023

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Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

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In a paper published today in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances …

Apr 21 2023

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Schizophrenia: Researchers say network disruptions in the brain may be a factor

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Researchers say that in people with schizophrenia semantic networks in the brain appeared to be disrupted, resulting in incoherent speech and delusions …

Apr 21 2023

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Neural, vascular integrity of retina differs in schizophrenia

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Patients with schizophrenia have measurable differences in neural and vascular integrity of the retina, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Apr 21 2023

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Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

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In a paper published today in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances …

Apr 21 2023

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Researchers discover age- and brain region–dependent expression of schizophrenia risk genes

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Johns Hopkins researchers, along with colleagues in Italy, have published a study in Science Advances that looks into the genetic mechanisms behind the development of schizophrenia.

Apr 21 2023

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Top jail staff forced out after lawyer says inmate with schizophrenia was ‘eaten alive by insects and bedbugs’ in Atlanta lockup

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The sheriff overseeing a jail in Atlanta where a lawyer says an inmate with schizophrenia died after being “eaten alive” by bedbugs has accepted the resignations of the facility’s top...