May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
In the coming series I will talk in detail about schizophrenia: starting from the onset of symptoms, how a diagnosis is made, the differences between types of symptoms, and treatments available through the recovery and hopefully remission stages.
To start: I will offer a list of schizophrenia early warning signs that I cribbed from the now-defunct schiophrenia.com. On that site a disclaimer was made: these behaviors can exist in everyday people;...
The Sunday morning session at the NAMI 2008 convention featured two psychiatrists working on the cutting-edge of research and treatment for... Read more »
People who have schizophrenia are often very concerned that they have passed the illness on to their children. Even when their children... Read more »
A few months ago, I woke bolt upright in bed and panicked. Why in the world had I placed a huge bid on an online shopping auction site... Read more »
I have to stop listening to "Dr. Nora" while I am driving, as I am going to get in an accident from my jaw hitting the steering wheel. I... Read more »
NYT: Early Symptoms for Ovarian Cancer Women who have these symptoms for a few weeks--bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating, and... Read more »
Heart attack warning signs for women. Very few pre-menopausal women have heart attacks, unless they smoke, have diabetes, or are on birth control... Read more »
Researchers say the first evidence of brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia risk are detectable in babies only a few weeks old. In a... Read more »
Memory loss that disrupts everyday life is not a normal part of aging. It is a symptom of dementia, a gradual and progressive decline in memory,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
During an episode of schizophrenia, you may need to stay in the hospital for safety reasons, and to receive basic needs such as food, rest, and... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
Signs and Symptoms of SchizophreniaThere are three major categories of symptoms associated with schizophrenia: Positive symptoms Negative symptoms ... Read more »
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