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What are the Cardiac Side Effects of Medications for Schizophrenia?
This question gives me a chance to write about a highly discussed topic in psychiatry: the cardia... Read more »
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Raising Hope - A NIMH Study
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...Army Medical Center, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will be involved along with... Read more »
What Are the Causes of Hallucinations?
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...taking medication to control my hallucinations and the drugs are making me tired. Is there... Read more »
FDA Approves Risperdal for the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in Children
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...FDA. I have a number of acquaintances involved in drug development who have indicated to me that... Read more »
Understanding Hallucinations
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...been hallucinating, and a lot of them do not have schizophrenia. About 1% of the population has... Read more »
New Research in Schizophrenia Treatment
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...staggering. [See my two SharePosts on the subject entitled Drug Prices - Part I and Drug Prices... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: References
...psychosis. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Oct;67(10):1511-21.Lieberman JA. Effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in patients with chronic schizophrenia: efficacy, safety and cost outcomes of CATIE and... Read more »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 »Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform psychosis, and atypical and brief reactive schizophrenia.Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Either substance abuse itself or withdrawal from drugs or alcohol can... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
Atypical Antipsychotic DrugsSeven atypical antipsychotic drugs are currently approved in the United States:Clozapine (Clozaril)Risperidone (Risperdal)Olanzapine (Zyprexa)Quetiapine... 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 »Images
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Drugmakers seek approval for new schizophrenia drug
October 02, 2008Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of bifeprunox, a... Read summary »
New schizophrenia med shows promise in human trials
October 03, 2008An experimental schizophrenia medication has shown positive results in human trials. Schizophrenia patients in the study who were given the... Read summary »
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 »
Study: Cancer More Common in Schizophrenia Patients
July 06, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds people with schizophrenia die from cancer four times as often as people in the general population.... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Nuvigil as an add-on therapy for schizophrenia
December 03, 2008This is a study to determine whether Nuvigil is more effective than a placebo as an add-on therapy to antipsychotic medication in easing symptoms of... Read summary »
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