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Stress of Maternal Depression Results in Damage to Child's Brain, Shuts Down Stress Hormones - April 25, 2008
We've covered in the past how high levels of stress that a child experiences when they are in the womb and in young childhood can amplify the stress response system of the child's brain so that high levels of stress hormones are frequently released in the brain. When this happens for a long time -
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New Medication for Schizophrenia Enters Phase 1 Clinical Trials - ARYx Therapeutics - April 24, 2008
The following is a marketing release from a developer of a new medication that they hope will eventually prove successful in treating schizophrenia. It is, however, still very early in the testing - and is only entering Phase 1 of a 3-phase process that will likely take another 4 to 6 years. Its positive to
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Mental Health Improves on the Farm - April 14, 2008
Time down on the farm with animals could provide some therapeutic benefit for people with mental illness, according to researchers writing in the open access journal Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. The results come from the first randomized controlled study of the benefits of farm animals, as opposed to domestic pets. Bente Berget
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Early Childhood Neglect Increases Risks of Mental Health Problems Later - April 10, 2008
New research covered in the New Scientist magazine has identified now early childhood neglect can contribute to, or initiate, mental health problems that contribute to anger and aggressive behavior, and dopamine disruption that can increase risk of mental illness later in life. These findings confirm what a great deal of other research has shown -
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In-Depth Information on Voices and Hallucinations Common in Schizophrenia - April 08, 2008
In-depth Information about Voices and Hallucinations Psychosis is a term that is often misunderstood. It is a real medical condition and there are effective treatments available to improve the symptoms. Having psychotic symptoms is usually a puzzling and distressing experience. Common psychotic symptoms are hallucinations (hearing, seeing, sensing, and/or smelling things that others do not
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India Advocacy Group Fights Stigma in Movies - April 07, 2008
We received notice today of the efforts of an advocacy group in India that is focused on changing portrayal of the mentally ill in a new movie in India. Sadly, unlike the new generation of movies like "A Beautiful Mind" - there are many movies and TV programs being produced still that perpetuate ignorance about
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Paranoid Thoughts are Common in the General Public - April 02, 2008
A virtual reality Underground (subway) ride has been used by UK researchers to reveal the extent that paranoia occurs in the general public. This research is interesting to us at schizophrenia.com because it highlights that many symptoms of schizophrenia are simply extreme versions of common thoughts and behaviors in society. The research, funded by
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Brains of People who Have Schizophrenia Show Sex Pattern Reversal, Compared With General Population - April 01, 2008
Research has shown that there are a few minor differences between the brains of men and women. New research by neuroscientist Adrianna Mendrek indicates a reversal of these differences in the brains of schizophrenics. "In comparison to the general population, women's brains seem masculine and men's brains seem feminine," says Mendrek, a researcher from the
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Study Suggests Second-generation Antipsychotics are Not Much Better than Haldol in Treating Schizophrenia - March 31, 2008
Second generation "Atypical" antipsychotic drugs are not much better than the older, less expensive Haldol treating a first episode of schizophrenia, according to a study done by Dutch researchers that was published in the British Medical journal "The Lancet". However, the researchers also said that more patients prefer the newer drugs and will likely continue
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Rare Genetic Variations May Significantly Increase Risk of Schizophrenia - March 31, 2008
A new research study has discovered that rare and previously undetectable genetic variations may significantly increase the risk that a person will develop schizophrenia. Genetic variations and prenatal environment factors are thought to predispose people to schizophrenia, and later environmental factors such as ongoing high levels of stress, street drug use, and other factors are
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Study Shows that Estrogen can Provide "Dramatic" Relief of Symptoms of Schizophrenia - March 25, 2008
A new study done by Australia's Monash University has shown strong positive results with the use of estrogen hormone patches as treatment for schizophrenia in women. The researchers say that the results were strong enough to recommend the treatment widely among women with schizophrenia. For many decades researchers have noticed how there is much
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How To Lower the Stress Your Baby Experiences, and Lower the Risk of Mental Illness - March 17, 2008
Research over the past ten years indicates that ongoing or significant stress experienced by children (during pregnancy, infancy and childhood) can have a significant influence on risk for future mental illnesses (read more here and here). Additionally - studies have shown that mothers who are anxious and depressed during pregnancy are more likely to have
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Landmark Mental Health Parity Bill Applauded - March 14, 2008
Patient advocacy groups are applauding the 110th Congress for passing "The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act" (H.R.1424). Introduced by Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN), the bill will secure greater access to mental health and addiction treatment by prohibiting health insurers from placing discriminatory restrictions on treatment. Enactment of
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Shop for Medications Carefully - Prices Vary Dramatically - March 12, 2008
The availability of generic medications are significant for consumers because they are typically priced much lower than the brand name versions and are chemically identical. An even more important bit of news is that prices of generic medications can vary by upwards of 90% between the low-price leader Costco - and the more popular retail
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Schizophrenia Memory Problems Explained - March 12, 2008
The enduring memory problems that people with schizophrenia experience may be related to differences in how their brains process information, new research has found. The Public Library of Science published the report by Vanderbilt University researchers Junghee Lee, Bradley S. Folley, John Gore and Sohee Park. "We found that schizophrenic patients use different areas of
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Epigenetic Changes Identified in Schizophrenia - March 11, 2008
In a new study announced this week scientists say that they have discovered epigenetic changes (that is, chemical changes to a gene that do not alter the DNA sequence) in individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This is the first epigenome-wide investigation in psychiatric research, and this groundbreaking data may be a significant step on
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Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse - New Web Site - March 10, 2008
We recently came across a relatively new web site that is focused purely on the issue of schizophrenia and substance abuse - developed by the support group in Canada called "Schizophrenia Society of Canada". If you want to get some good information on the issue of schizophrenia and addictions - check it out: Schizophrenia and
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Elyn Saks, Professor , Talks About How She Lives with Schizophrenia - March 07, 2008
Elyn Saks, the professor at University of Southern California, has been a popular author here since her story of how she has gotten her schizophrenia under control and succeeds as a professor at a major university. Her story gives hope for many people who hear it, though for others its not so hopeful because she
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Another Study Shows Metformin Effective in Helping Minimize Weight Gain when Using Antipsychotic Medications - March 07, 2008
There is good news for people fighting weight gain due to antipsychotic medications. In the past year studies have come out that indicate that the common medication side effects of increased weight gain can be minimized or eliminated by good lifestyle and nutritional programs, as well as by use of the diabetes medication called "Metformin".
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Generic Risperdal - Pre-announced by FDA, but Not Coming Until June - March 05, 2008
The Wall Street journal today announced yesterday that the FDA issued a rare correction today after it accidentally posted a notice on its Web site that stated the FDA had approved the first generic (i.e. low cost) version of the antipsychotic medication Risperdal from Ranbaxy Laboratories, an Indian generic pharmaceuticals company. In reality the generic
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New Search Engine for Schizophrenia.com - March 05, 2008
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One of the things we've been working on at schizophrenia.com is a new search engine that will allow you to search the 25,000+ pages of information on our web site. We know that this has been something that people have wanted for a long time. Right now the search engine is still in testing (or
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FDA Declines to Approve Long-Acting Form of Zyprexa - March 04, 2008
Eli Lilly has announced this week that the FDA has declined to approve a long-acting, injectable form of their top-selling drug Zyprexa. We covered this new medication that was being developed by Eli Lilly a few weeks ago - you can read more here. Eli Lilly stated that the FDA had earlier issued an approvable
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Discussion Forums Back Up and Running! - March 03, 2008
Hi Everyone - we apologize for the downtime on our discussion forums - as I think I mentioned that server was hacked by someone who put up a Paypal scam web site/page. We were quickly alerted by Ebay and we took it down - but because our server had been broken into we had to
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New Genetic Factor Identified in Schizophrenia - MEGF10 - February 28, 2008
Researchers have identified a New genetic association with schizophrenia Researchers now say that Schizophrenia emerges, in part, from an altered pattern of brain development, and researchers continue to search for the genes that (when exposed to specific environmental factors) cause the brain to develop along a path that ultimately leads to schizophrenia, or to increased
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Two Sisters, One Disease - Pam Wagner on her Experience - February 27, 2008
You might have heard about Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn S. Spiro, MD from seeing or reading their book, "Divided Minds: Twin Sisters' Journey Through Schizophrenia." But, if you haven't gotten a chance to hear them speak, you now have the chance. Just point your web browser to this link: Twin Sisters Talk About Life
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