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Cognitive Symptoms Of Schizophrenia
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 compounds that moderate the concentrations and effects of the synaptic neural transmitter glutamate. Dr. Daryle D. Schoepp and his coworkers are to be commended....
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Expert & Community Posts
Schizophrenia and Cognition
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...grades and school absences for years before psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia revealed... Read more »
Are You Having Cognitive Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert...the first installment of a two part series on the cognitive symptoms associated with MS. ... Read more »
Dr. Ballas Answers: Late-Onset Schizophrenia
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...studies that have measures how many people first get symptoms of schizophrenia after 60, but... Read more »
Techniques for Coping with Cognitive Symptoms of MS
By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert...which suggest that it may be useful in treating the cognitive symptoms of MS. Finally MS... Read more »
What Is The Relationship Between Depression and Heart Disease?
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert...symptoms include poor sleep and poor appetite, while cognitive symptoms include feelings of... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Symptoms
...(Disordered Thinking)The symptoms of cognitive impairment and disordered thinking may occur before other symptoms of schizophrenia. They include:A lack of attention.Impaired information processing... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
...not helpful for tardive dyskinesia, however. Some of these drugs may also help in managing negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The use of these drugs, however, adds to the cost and complicates... Read more »Schizophrenia: Therapy
TherapyOne-fifth to one-third of all patients with schizophrenia do not respond adequately to drug treatment. Many patients who have been successfully treated with medications experience the... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
Schizophrenia is categorized as a brain disease, not a psychological disorder, and drug treatment is the primary therapy. Studies indicate, however, that an integrated approach better... Read more »Alzheimer
...classes that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease: Cholinesterase inhibitors... Read more »Images
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Online Sleep Therapy
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October 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There was hope that vitamin B could be beneficial in preventing the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients, but a new study... Read summary »
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