Schizophrenia Patients
A large review involving seven studies from four countries has found that schizophrenia patients rarely commit random acts of murder. The data found that the odds of that happening were 1 in 14 million people per year, and when murder or other violent acts were committed it was most likely performed by an untreated patient against a member of the family. Experts say the study is helpful because it may help reverse some of the untrue stereotype that can surround the disease.
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From Our Experts
Coping Skill #9: Never, Never, Ever Give up Hope - Period
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An Interview with Janet Kuhn
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Staying Out of the Hospital: Five Tips
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High School Reunion
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An Interview with William, Activist and Enthusiast
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From Our Sources
Restrictions on meds hurt schizophrenia patients
Policies that place restrictions on schizophrenia medications cause some patients to stop taking the drugs, new research suggests. Scientists looked... Read more »
Schizophrenia patients plagued with health problems, study fin...
People who suffer from schizophrenia are more likely to have other health problems than people who do not have mental illness, experts say. New... Read more »
Meet Robin Cunningham, Schizophrenia Expert Patient
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LSD research could help schizophrenia, bipolar patients
A discovery about the hallucinogenic drug LSD could lead to new treatments for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. U.S. researchers have... Read more »
Clinical trial: Invega versus Seroquel in patients with schizo...
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of Invega to Seroquel in patients who are acutely ill with symptoms of schizophrenia. This international... Read more »
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