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Jun 16 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 16 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 15 2020

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One-day tropisetron treatment improves neurocognitive function in schizophrenia

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Impaired neurocognitive function is a core feature of schizophrenia (SCZ). Sensory gating is a mechanism that filters stimuli, suppresses irrelevant stimuli and protects the integrity of cognitive …

Jun 15 2020

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Antipsychotic May Fill Schizophrenia

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Adjunctive treatment with the atypical antipsychotic pimavanserin is associated with marked improvement in patients with schizophrenia who have predominantly negative symptoms, new research suggests.

Jun 15 2020

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Schizophrenia and Travel

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People with certain brain disorders like schizophrenia tend to engage in risky behavior. Additionally, major life events including travel to foreign places can worsen psychotic symptoms (1).

Jun 15 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 15 2020

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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 14 2020

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What Nobody Told Me About Schizophrenia

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The writer describes some of the challenges and successes she’s found in her life after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Jun 14 2020

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Antipsychotic May Fill Schizophrenia

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Adjunctive treatment with the atypical antipsychotic pimavanserin is associated with marked improvement in patients with schizophrenia who have predominantly negative symptoms, new research suggests.

Jun 14 2020

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One-day tropisetron treatment improves neurocognitive function in schizophrenia

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Impaired neurocognitive function is a core feature of schizophrenia (SCZ). Sensory gating is a mechanism that filters stimuli, suppresses irrelevant stimuli and protects the integrity of cognitive …