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Paul Ballas

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posted 09/24/2007, comments (3)

Identifying - and Resolving - Compliance Issues

People with schizophrenia often have difficulty regularly taking their psychiatric medication, despite studies suggesting the great potential benefits of compliance to medication regiments. This issue is not limited to patients with psychotic disorders; in fact, several studies have found that a significant percentage of people with... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 09/18/2007, comments (4)

A Labeling Change for Haldol

It is unfortunate that reports of sudden death and dangerous cardiovascular events have now been linked to Johnson & Johnson's neuroleptic Haldol. This medication has benefited a great many individuals suffering from psychoses throughout its long shelf life. Drug companies, under the watchful eye of the FDA, test their new... Read more Chevron

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Christina Bruni

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posted 09/17/2007, comment (1)

The Center Cannot Hold

Photo by Will Vinet From the book flap: Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: She's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of Southern California Gould School of Law. She has managed to achieve this in spite of being diagnosed as schizophrenic and given a "grave" prognosis-and suffering the effects... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/04/2007, comment (1)

Poet and Author Conquers Schizophrenia

Pamela Spiro Wagner is an award-winning poet and co-author, with her sister, Carolyn Spiro, M.D. of Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey through Schizophrenia, out now in paperback. She's the second person in my "100 Individuals with Schizophrenia" interview forum. CB: First of all, I want to... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/29/2007, comments (3)

Schizophrenia and Smoking

In my last post, I discussed some of the changes in lifestyle that can help improve the heart health of people with schizophrenia. I'd like to continue my discussion about one particular area, smoking. Some research has shown that people with schizophrenia smoke almost twice as much as the population in general. Depending on what research... Read more Chevron

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