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New drug effective for acute schizophrenia
May 28, 2009
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Treating Tardive Dyskinesia
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...of antipsychotic medication, the other three being acute dystonic reactions, akathesia, and... Read more »
A New Indication for Abilify
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...the study. These patients had been experiencing an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia which... Read more »
Selling Alternatives to Stigma
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...century as opposed to the 1950s is portrayals of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses in the... Read more »
Virginia Tech Tragedy Sharpens Focus on Relationship Between Violence and Mental Illness
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...schizophrenia and violence. The risk tends to be higher in acute psychosis, and is much higher... Read more »
Time for a Gender Sensitive Approach to Treatment?
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertAlthough the lifetime incidence of schizophrenia is roughly similar in men and women it remains the... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: References
...Psychiatry. 2007 Feb;68(2):e04.Marder SR, West B, Lau GS, et al. Aripiprazole effects in patients with acute schizophrenia experiencing higher or lower agitation: a post hoc analysis of 4... Read more »Schizophrenia: Causes
...research finding evidence of a virus that belongs to the HERV-W retrovirus family in 30% of people with acute schizophrenia.Some researchers have found an association between some cases of... Read more »Schizophrenia: Complications
...the first 5 years of onset of the diseaseDuring the first 6 months after hospitalizationFollowing an acute psychotic episodeThe widespread use of antipsychotic drugs over the past decade does not... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...needed to determine the long-term safety and efficacy of these drugs for pediatric patients.Treating an Acute or Initial PhaseFor the severe, active phase of schizophrenia, injections of an... Read more »Epilepsy: Outlook and Effects
...history of epilepsy have a higher risk of later developing schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like psychosis.Acute Repetitive Seizures. Some patients occasionally experience seizures called acute... Read more »Images
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New bipolar, schizophrenia med goes to FDA
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review a new medication to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The med, asenapine, is a... Read summary »
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