Friday, October, 23, 2009
New Treatment Schizophrenia
October 03, 2008
Researchers say they've identified how the drug ketamine impairs
the brain, and this finding could lead to new treatments for
schizophrenia. Ketamine can induce schizophrenia-like symptoms in
some users by increasing the production of a substance in the
brain. But researchers working with mice say they've discovered how
to block the drug's effect on this substance, which eases the
symptoms of schizophrenia. This discovery could lead to new
medications for this condition and other neurological di...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental...
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By Paul Ballas
,
Health Expert
Recently, I was reviewing the literature on tardive dyskinesia, and it struck me how frustrating it...
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By Jerry Kennard
,
Health Expert
...strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate abnormalities...
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By Robin Cunningham
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Health Expert
...graduate work in psychology, and having developed schizophrenia over fifty years ago at the age...
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Health Guide
...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,...
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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...
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...Food and Drug Administration approved risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) for treatment
schizophrenia in teenagers. These drugs are the first atypical antipsychotics approved...
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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...
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Schizophrenia has a devastating effect on all aspects of human thought, emotion, and expression. Only about 20% of patients reach full recovery after a first episode, but new drugs are...
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October 03, 2008
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University believe they've found a genetic on/off switch for schizophrenia. Researchers inserted a schizophrenia gene...
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September 19, 2008
A study suggests that immaturity in the areas of the brain that control memory and mood may lead to schizophrenia. In a study involving mice that...
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October 03, 2008
People who suffer from schizophrenia are three times more likely to smoke than the general population, and now researchers in Belfast have been given...
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April 01, 2009
A new schizophrenia treatment that had shown great promise in earlier studies has failed to work better than a currently used medication or a placebo...
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October 03, 2008
A discovery about the hallucinogenic drug LSD could lead to new treatments for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. U.S. researchers have...
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