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Treating Tardive Dyskinesia

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...frustration that may be encountered in trying to treat it. This entry will discuss some of the... Read more »

The Top Ten Questions to Ask Your Doctor

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...associated with the medication? Educate yourself. Schizophrenia is a condition you'll have... Read more »

Does Schizophrenia Exist?

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Meet any two people with Schizophrenia and you will be confronted by an interesting and somewhat... Read more »

The Bipolar Spectrum

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...what he termed dementia praecox (later changed to schizophrenia). These days, although not a... Read more »

Prescription for Success

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Schizophrenia: Causes

CausesNo 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... Read more »

Bipolar Medications

...damageConvulsionsComaPancreatitisAtypical AntipsychoticsAtypical antipsychotics are standard drugs for schizophrenia. They are now proving to be beneficial for bipolar disorder when used alone or... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Symptoms

...in childhood strongly predict disease in adulthood. In one long-term study, over 40% of people with schizophrenia who developed the disease in young adulthood had reported psychotic symptoms by... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Treatment

TreatmentSchizophrenia 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 »

Schizophrenia: Introduction

...Food and Drug Administration approved risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) for treatment schizophrenia in teenagers. These drugs are the first atypical antipsychotics approved... Read more »

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