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Jerry Kennard

Jerry Kennard

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posted 05/15/2008, comments (2)

Low Motivation in Schizophrenia Linked to Biochemical Rewards System

One of the most notable features of schizophrenia is lack of motivation. To date there has been little information available to determine why. In part, motivational problems are commonly viewed as secondary to long-term treatment effects, or the product of institutionalisation.   Recent research involving the use of a simple reaction time... Read moreChevron
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Christina Bruni

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posted 04/08/2008, comments (8)

IMHO: Who Decides What Normal is?

Every so often, I'm going to post a blog entry called "IMHO," computer shorthand for In My Humble Opinion, and talk about a hot topic in the community. Recent events compel me to debate the idea of normalcy.  An apt quote makes perfectly clear that mass hysteria can have dangerous consequences for those who deviate from the... Read moreChevron
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Jerry Kennard

Jerry Kennard

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posted 04/01/2008, comments (0)

Genetic Mutations higher in Schizophrenia

Hardly a week goes by that doesn’t involve yet another genetic discovery that could help solve the puzzle of schizophrenia and in so doing offer the chance for a cure or more effective treatments. There’s nothing wrong with this and I guess some news is better than no news, but I do wonder what it must feel like to be a person with... Read moreChevron
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Jerry Kennard

Jerry Kennard

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posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)

Gene MEGF10 Linked to Schizophrenia

A new genetic link to schizophrenia has been identified by an international team of researchers. Multiple epidermal growth factor-like domains 10 or MEGF10, which influences the development of skin cells, may appear a curious contender in the quest for a genetic explanation for schizophrenia, but this is exactly what recent research has found.... Read moreChevron
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Robin Cunningham

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Advocate and Executive
posted 02/26/2008, comments (3)

New Research in Schizophrenia Treatment

 Being a biological scientist by training with graduate work in psychology, and having developed schizophrenia over fifty years ago at the age of thirteen, I was thrilled to see the article in the February 24, 2008 issue of The New York Times by Alex Berenson concerning the initial success of researchers in treating schizophrenia using... Read moreChevron
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Schizophrenia is a syndrome characterized by disturbances in emotions, thought, activity, and language, that leaves patients fearful and withdrawn.

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