A court ruling in Massachusetts has implications for everyone diagnosed with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, wherever we live. The whole problem with "Mary Moe" being legally required to obtain an abortion would have been avoided if this woman had in place a psychiatric advance directive, or mental healthcare proxy, that... Read more
January is National Mentoring Month geared to adults acting as mentors for youth. I want to extend this concept to peers mentoring each other in our recoveries.
A form of seeking advice from others farther along is to attend a support group where people with diagnoses meet for feedback and encouragement weekly. The National Alliance on Mental... Read more
I want to spark a debate about schizophrenia treatment and get your feedback about your experiences. A number of people at the Mental Health Networking LinkedIn group have offered insight on the topic "To DSM or not DSM?"
This psychiatric bible is a tool for getting the right treatment when used accurately and wisely. The comments posted on... Read more
The idea that computerized brain training can aid cognition in schizophrenia is picking up steam.
Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. was interviewed at psychiatryonline.org: "I would like to argue that the brain is not immutably fixed, and that even in people with schizophrenia these neural systems show a high degree of plasticity and can... Read more
EnVivo Pharmaceuticals announced data in Neuropharmacology that indicate its compound EVP-6124 restored memory loss and improved memory function in preclinical models, making it a candidate for use as a long-term treatment to improve cognitive function in schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.
EVP-62124 is a potent and highly selective agonist of alpha-7... Read more
