Pamela Spiro Wagner is an award-winning poet and co-author, with her sister, Carolyn Spiro, M.D. of Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and... Read more »
The precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an assumed relationship between genetic... Read more »
The recovery movement for schizophrenia and other mental illnesses is in full-swing. Championed by peers who are direct recipients of... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
Families and caregivers of patients with schizophrenia deal with many emotions including grief, guilt, emotional exhaustion, stress, frustration,... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Schizophrenia
Goals of Treatment for SchizophreniaThe American Psychiatric Association (APA) notes that the goals of treatment for schizophrenia include: Reduce or... 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 »