At the 2008 convention, I was fortunate to catch up with Dr. Ken Duckworth, NAMI's medical director, and his colleague, Stephen M. Goldfinger, MD, professor and chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. Their insights into schizophrenia in young people I offer as a complement to my first blog outlining the findings of NAMI's recent survey. We chatted outdoors in the Florida sun.
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As an adjunct to Robin Cunningham's Coping Skills series, I'd like to present a blog entry, or perhaps a duo or trio of entries, talking... Read more »
A mother writes that her son, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, stops taking his Risperdal when he is feeling better. She then has... Read more »
U.S. researchers say they've spotted a gene variant that may raise the risk of schizophrenia in some people, a finding that may lead to new... Read more »
Large, rare structural changes in DNA called copy number variants may play a role in schizophrenia, according to U.S. researchers, who said their... Read more »
Psychiatrist Ronald Pies talks about the laws surrounding schizophrenia and driving. Pies discusses this issue by sharing the story of Harry, a... Read more »
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