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Viewpoint: Making peace with a schizophrenia diagnosis
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
A Little Look Inside the Brain
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertOne of the key strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate... Read more »
Passive Ignorance - An Impediment to Acceptance
By Robin Cunningham , Health ExpertFor a variety of reasons, many individuals with schizophrenia don't get satisfactory treatment... Read more »
My Recovery from Schizophrenia: The Early Working Years
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertIt is a testament to the strangeness of what happened to me that I was doing something not many... 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 »
10 Quick Facts about Childhood Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
The doctor will use one or more verbal screening tests to help determine whether a patient's symptoms meet the criteria for schizophrenia. Because no single symptom is specific to... Read more »Schizophrenia
...As yet, there are no defining medical tests for schizophrenia. The following factors may suggest a schizophrenia diagnosis, but do not confirm it: Developmental background Genetic and... Read more »Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
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What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
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