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Social Factors That Cause Schizophrenia
Health Encyclopedia: Schizophrenia Diagnosis
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 schizophrenia, a diagnosis may be made when one or more of the following conditions is present:
- If a patient has at least one active flare-up lasting a month or more. The flare-up consists of at least two characteristic symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, evidence of disorganized thinking, and emotiona...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental...
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
...recurring theme in the debate over the development of schizophrenia or its relapse. The evidence...
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
...commonly, if wrongly assumed, that only people with schizophrenia experience delusions. In fact...
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By Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
...York Downstate Medical Center. Their insights into schizophrenia in young people I offer as a...
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
The precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an...
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Health Guide
Schizophrenia is categorized as a brain disease, not a psychological disorder, and drug treatment is the primary therapy. Studies indicate, however, that an integrated approach better...
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...repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of resistant auditory hallucinations in
schizophrenia: a meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;68(3):416-21.Crespo-Facorro B,...
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...particularly those who have frequent or severe psychotic symptoms. Some experts speculate that, as in
schizophrenia, nicotine use may be a form of self-medication because of its specific effects...
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...reported that they are also effective in many of these patients. (AA may not be as helpful for people with
schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.) In one study, individuals with a dual...
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...2005 study suggested that people with a history of epilepsy have a higher risk of later developing
schizophrenia or
schizophrenia-like psychosis.Acute Repetitive Seizures. Some patients...
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