Friday, October, 23, 2009
Therapies Of 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 schizophrenia. This national study is currently recruiting adults ages 18 years to 65 years old who have schizophrenia.
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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 Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
...Replacements, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. As the schizophrenia slowly took over my brain, I...
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By Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
...months after I graduated college, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Here I am, today. I...
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By Christina Bruni
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Health Expert
SchizophreniaConnection is pleased to present an interview Dr. Xavier Amador, who discusses...
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By Paul Ballas
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Health Expert
...of adding estrogen to the treatment of women with schizophrenia. In a study published in this...
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Health Guide
...Mental Illnesswww.nmha.org -- Mental Health Americawww.narsad.org -- National Alliance for Research on
Schizophrenia and Depressionwww.psych.org -- American Psychiatric Associationwww.aacap.org --...
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TherapyOne-fifth to one-third of all patients with
schizophrenia do not respond adequately to drug
treatment. Many patients who have been successfully treated with medications experience the...
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TreatmentSchizophrenia 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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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,...
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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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