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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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Clinical trial: Invega versus Seroquel in patients with schizophrenia

October 02, 2008
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of Invega to Seroquel in patients who are acutely ill with symptoms of schizophrenia. This international study is currently recruiting patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Research in Schizophrenia Treatment
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert

...graduate work in psychology, and having developed schizophrenia over fifty years ago at the age... Read more »

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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 »

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Normal Brain Activity Explains Behavior During Psychotic Episodes
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

The great variety of symptoms in schizophrenia has always made the prediction of a psychotic... Read more »

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Schizophrenia, Depression and a Glaring Gap in Knowledge
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Depression is a frequently occurring symptom in schizophrenia. Some maintain that depression is a... Read more »

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Back to Work: Schizophrenia, Recovery and Employment
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

Although a small percentage of people with schizophrenia recover almost completely, the vast... Read more »

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 »
Schizophrenia: References
...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,... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Introduction
Schizophrenia is a group of psychotic disorders that interfere with thinking and responsiveness. It is a disease of the brain, just like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The term... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Symptoms
...in childhood strongly predict disease in adulthood. In one long-term study, over 40% of people with schizophrenia who developed the disease in young adulthood had reported psychotic symptoms by... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...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... Read more »

Related News

Discovery could lead to new schizophrenia meds
October 03, 2008

Researchers say they've identified how the drug ketamine impairs the brain, and this finding could lead to new treatments for schizophrenia. Ketamine... Read summary »

Underdevelopment in the brain may cause schizophrenia
September 19, 2008

A study suggests that immaturity in the areas of the brain that control memory and mood may lead to schizophrenia. In a study involving mice that... Read summary »

Study: Exercise improves schizophrenia
October 03, 2008

Scientists have found that exercise--both mental and physical--may improve symptoms of schizophrenia. Researchers gave a mouse with... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Nuvigil as an add-on therapy for schizophrenia
December 03, 2008

This is a study to determine whether Nuvigil is more effective than a placebo as an add-on therapy to antipsychotic medication in easing symptoms of... Read summary »

Schizophrenics may process memories differently
October 03, 2008

People who suffer from schizophrenia process short-term memories differently than people who don't have the condition, researchers say. Vanderbilt... Read summary »