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Health Encyclopedia: Schizophrenia
Catatonic type:
- Motor disturbances
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Stupor - Negativism
- Rigidity
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Agitation - Inability to take care of personal needs
- Decreased sensitivity to painful stimulus
Paranoid type:
- Delusional thoughts of persecution or of a grandiose nature
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Anxiety - Anger
- Violence
- Argumentativeness
Disorganized type:
- Incoherence (not understandable)
- Regressive behavior
- Flat affect ...
Expert & Community Posts
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 »
Targeted Treatment for Schizophrenia Announced
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertOne of the first targeted treatments for schizophrenia has been announced in this month's American... Read more »
Was Mother to Blame? Ideas about Social Environment & Relapse in Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe interplay between nature and nurture is a recurring theme in the debate over the development... Read more »
New Treatment for Women with Schizohprenia: Estrogen?
By Paul Ballas , Health ExpertThere's some interesting new research about the possible benefits of adding estrogen to the... Read more »
Dr. Ballas Answers: Late-Onset Schizophrenia
By Paul Ballas , Health ExpertHi everyone, welcome back to my blog. This time I wanted to discuss late-onset schizophrenia, a... 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: Treatment
Atypical Antipsychotic DrugsSeven atypical antipsychotic drugs are currently approved in the United States:Clozapine (Clozaril)Risperidone (Risperdal)Olanzapine (Zyprexa)Quetiapine... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, but this illness, particularly bipolar disorder II, is still poorly recognized in the family-practice setting. It is estimated that... Read more »Causes of Bipolar Disorder
CausesNo single cause may ever be found for bipolar disorder. Instead, a combination of biologic, genetic, and environmental factors appears to trigger and perpetuate the chemical imbalances in the... Read more »Schizophrenia: Other Treatments
Other TreatmentsElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT), often called shock treatment, has received bad press since it was introduced in the 1940s. However, refined techniques have revived its use,... Read more »Images
Related News
New schizophrenia drug's trial halted
July 30, 2009Phase III clinical trials on a new drug to treat schizophrenia have been stopped, its makers report. Officials with drugmakers Lundbeck and Solvay... Read summary »
Study: Schizophrenics' "frozen faces" harm them socially
January 29, 2009Scientists from the University of Bochum in Germany have found that the flat facial expressions often seen in people with schizophrenia may harm... Read summary »
Low grades linked to higher schizophrenia risk
October 03, 2008An international team of scientists has found that poor school performance may be a sign that a child has a higher risk of developing schizophrenia... Read summary »
Study: Test for Off-Label Use
November 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A panel of government and health-industry experts has developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications they say urgently... Read summary »
Unnecessary Testing?
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hospitals that perform nuclear stress tests on the heart may be wasting time and money. A new study looked at 375 patients who... Read summary »
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