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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
New Research in Schizophrenia Treatment
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...graduate work in psychology, and having developed schizophrenia over fifty years ago at the age... Read more »
Does Schizophrenia Exist?
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertMeet any two people with Schizophrenia and you will be confronted by an interesting and somewhat... Read more »
An Ode to Joy
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...Seligman, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, whose research... Read more »
Paranoid Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertAround 40 percent of people with schizophrenia will have the paranoid type. This is one of five... Read more »
An Interview with Xavier Amador, Ph.D. - Part One
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertSchizophreniaConnection is pleased to present an interview Dr. Xavier Amador, who discusses... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Therapy
TherapyOne-fifth to one-third of all patients with schizophrenia do not respond adequately to drug treatment. Many patients who have been successfully treated with medications experience the... Read more »Schizophrenia: Treatment
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... 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 »Eating Disorders: Treatment for Anorexia
...Anxiety.]Atypical Antipsychotics. Certain drugs, called atypical antipsychotics, are currently used for schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Not only are they useful for stabilizing mood but they... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...a history of major depression or other severe psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Depression or anxiety not associated with a psychosis or severe mental illness... Read more »Images
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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 »
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April 23, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Three recent studies suggest polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, may alter the development of brain cells. They linked exposure... Read summary »
Warnings Dont Stop Drug Use
August 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even though there have been safety warnings about antipsychotic drugs among the elderly, a new study shows seniors continue to... Read summary »
Antipsychotic Drug Causes Weight Gain
February 22, 2007By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some patients undergoing treatment for mental illness gain so... Read summary »
Mother?s Mental Health Impacts Baby
November 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Babies carried by mothers suffering from poor mental health face significant challenges, sometimes even before they are born.... Read summary »
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