In my last post, I discussed some of the changes in lifestyle that can help improve the heart health of people with schizophrenia. I'd like to continue my discussion about one particular area, smoking. Some research has shown that people with schizophrenia smoke almost twice as much as the population in general. Depending on what research you look at between 50 and 70% of people with schizophrenia smoke compared to the national average of about 30%. While this is a problem because of the...
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Schizophrenia: Complications
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Schizophrenia: Therapy
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