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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
Low Motivation in Schizophrenia Linked to Biochemical Rewards System
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertOne of the most notable features of schizophrenia is lack of motivation. To date there has been... Read more »
Genetic Mutations higher in Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertHardly a week goes by that doesn’t involve yet another genetic discovery that could help solve... Read more »
Was Mother to Blame? Ideas about Social Environment & Relapse in Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe interplay between nature and nurture is a recurring theme in the debate over the development... Read more »
NAMI 2007 Convention: Interview with E. Fuller Torrey
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...in Germany and Switzerland and believed that the causes of schizophrenia were biological. My... Read more »
The Last Summer
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertMy break with reality was sudden, sharp and total. I remember to this day every thought I... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: disorganized type
Disorganized schizophrenia is a type of schizophrenia characterized byagitated and purposeless behavior. Alternative Names Hebephrenic schizophrenia;... Read more »Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic condition.AgeSchizophrenia can occur at any age, but it tends to first develop (or at least become evident) between adolescence and young... Read more »Schizophrenia: Introduction
Schizophrenia is a group of psychotic disorders that interfere with thinking and responsiveness. It is a disease of the brain, just like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The term... 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
Research indicates that 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... Read more »Images
Related News
Scientists find clues to schizophrenia's causes
March 05, 2009New research has shed light on dozens of genes that work differently in the brains of people with schizophrenia, data that may give clues to the... 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 »
Brain activity in schizophrenia may cause "focus on the self"
January 28, 2009Scientists at MIT and Harvard say schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by overactivating a brain system that... 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 »
New schizophrenia drug fails in trial
April 01, 2009A new schizophrenia treatment that had shown great promise in earlier studies has failed to work better than a currently used medication or a placebo... Read summary »
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