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Expert & Community Posts

Treating Tardive Dyskinesia

By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

Recently, I was reviewing the literature on tardive dyskinesia, and it struck me how frustrating it... Read more »

A Little Look Inside the Brain

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate abnormalities... Read more »

Raising Hope - A NIMH Study

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental... Read more »

Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...Americans (1.1% of the adult population) live with schizophrenia. Those statistics are just... Read more »

Mental Illness Awareness Week

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...make people aware of what it's like to live with schizophrenia? Finding our voice often starts... Read more »

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Health Guide

Schizophrenia: Causes

CausesNo single cause can account for schizophrenia. Rather, it appears to be the result of multiple causes such as genetic factors, environmental and psychological assaults, and possible hormonal... Read more »

ADHD: The Basics

...significant impairment in social or academic functioning.E. Not caused by a pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, or any other psychotic disorder, and is not better accounted for by... Read more »

Smoking Statistics and Information

...disorders are 50% more likely to smoke than those without such illness.For example, depression and schizophrenia are known risk factors for smoking. Both may actually have biologic effects that... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Therapy

...Mental Illnesswww.nmha.org -- Mental Health Americawww.narsad.org -- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depressionwww.psych.org -- American Psychiatric Associationwww.aacap.org --... Read more »

Schizophrenia: Risk Factors

Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic condition.AgeSchizophrenia can occur at any age, but it tends to first develop (or at least become evident) between adolescence and young... Read more »

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