Month: June 2023

Jun 27 2023

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Schizophrenia: Risk factors, causes, and more

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It is not possible to predict exactly who may develop schizophrenia. There are several risk factors, and they can be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. According to the...

Jun 27 2023

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Killed by San Antonio police, Melissa Perez was a mom and grandmother struggling with schizophrenia

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Melissa Perez, 46, grew up in San Antonio, working hard as a single mom to care for her four children. In recent years, she struggled with schizophrenia. Her tattoos were...

Jun 27 2023

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Types of Schizophrenia

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Though the DSM-5 no longer recognizes schizophrenia subtypes as separate diagnostic categories, the 5 classical subtypes are paranoid, hebephrenic, undifferentiated, residual, and catatonic.

Jun 27 2023

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What Harvard Health Publishing and 3 other experts think: What is my risk of developing schizophrenia?

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Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA Schizophrenia is a chronic (long-lasting) brain disorder that is easily...

Jun 27 2023

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Watch: A Documentary About Schizophrenia and Vaping

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People with schizophrenia die not from schizophrenia, but from smoking.” We interviewed participants and researchers in a vital study.

Jun 26 2023

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Separating My Identity From a Schizophrenia Diagnosis

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Getting a label like schizophrenia didn’t suddenly change my mental health symptoms or my health outcome. It was just a word. But in that moment of diagnosis, that word had...

Jun 26 2023

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Debunking misconceptions surrounding schizophrenia

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According to mental health experts, Hollywood and other popular media have contributed to a widespread misunderstanding and misrepresentation of schizophrenia.The complex nature of the disorder, and …

Jun 26 2023

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Types of Schizophrenia

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Though the DSM-5 no longer recognizes schizophrenia subtypes as separate diagnostic categories, the 5 classical subtypes are paranoid, hebephrenic, undifferentiated, residual, and catatonic.

Jun 26 2023

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Mother of 19-year-old fatally shot by police in San Ysidro says her son had schizophrenia, ADHD

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Mauricio Sanchez Ramos was fatally shot by an officer on June 4 at the San Ysidro Transit Center after a 911 caller reported he had a gun on a trolley...

Jun 26 2023

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Pilot Project Looks at the Stigma Experienced by Patients With Schizophrenia

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A poster presentation at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting was designed to analyze online interviews among patients with schizophrenia to better understand the participants’ …