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How Can People Get Schizophrenia

Health Encyclopedia: Schizophrenia Causes

Causes

No single cause can account for schizophrenia. Rather, it appears to be the result of multiple causes such as genetic factors, environmental and psychological assaults, and possible hormonal changes that alter the brain's chemistry.

Abnormalities in Brain Structure, Circuitry, and Chemicals

Brain scans using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have shown a number of abnormalities in the brain's structure associated with schizophrenia. Such problems can cause nerve damage and disconnections in t...

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Expert & Community Posts

Treating Tardive Dyskinesia

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...antipsychotic medication for several months and commonly, the people experiencing the movements... Read more »

Raising Hope - A NIMH Study

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental... Read more »

A Little Look Inside the Brain

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...distinct differences in the anatomy of the brain between people with schizophrenia and those... Read more »

A New Indication for Abilify

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...(aripiprazole) for the treatment of schizophrenia in people ages 13 - 17. Over 12.5 million... Read more »

Virginia Tech Tragedy Sharpens Focus on Relationship Between Violence and Mental Illness

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...10% of violent crime in society is attributed to people with schizophrenia. Compared to other... Read more »

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Health Guide

Schizophrenia: Risk Factors

...declines with age, its incidence has been known to peak in those who are about 45 years old, and again in people who are in their mid-60s (mostly women). Late-onset schizophrenia that develops in... Read more »

Schizophrenia: References

...repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of resistant auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;68(3):416-21.Crespo-Facorro B,... Read more »

Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism

...best approaches for motivating a patient to seek treatment are interventional group meetings between people with alcoholism and their friends and family members who have been affected by the... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors

...children. Given the current epidemic of obesity, experts are now estimating that over a third of all people born in 2002 will eventually develop diabetes. Furthermore, the dramatic increase in... Read more »

Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis

...oxygenActigraphyActigraphy uses a small wristwatch-like device (e.g., Actiwatch) to monitor sleep quality in people with suspected RLS, periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), insomnia, sleep... Read more »

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