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Jun 22 2020

Early schizophrenia diagnosis can make all the difference

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Healthcare professionals are constantly researching ways to deal with this relatively misunderstood disorder as many people living with schizophrenia and their caregivers always look for help with the …

Jun 22 2020

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Canadian police gun down Pakistani man suffering from schizophrenia

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A Canadian-Pakistani, reportedly suffering from schizophrenia, was shot dead by Canadian police in Mississauga on Sunday. The Special Investigations Unit said that the police were called to an …

Jun 22 2020

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Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia disorder 170 times higher, says study

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According to a recent study, the suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders is 170 times higher than the general population. The study was published in the journal Schizophrenia...

Jun 22 2020

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COVID-19 in People With Schizophrenia

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Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and psychiatrist-in-chief at the Columbia University Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, helps us understand …

Jun 21 2020

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Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia disorder is 170 times higher: Study

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According to recent study, the suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) is 170 times higher than the general population. The study of 20-year of population data, which...

Jun 21 2020

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A decrease in spontaneous activity in medial prefrontal cortex is associated with sustained hallucinations in chronic schizophrenia: An NIRS study

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In functional imaging, accumulating evidence suggests that spontaneous activity decreases during the resting state in the core brain regions of the default-mode network [e.g. medial prefrontal cortex …

Jun 21 2020

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