Meet any two people with Schizophrenia and you will be confronted by an interesting and somewhat puzzling scenario. For a start they will relate entirely different experiences about their condition and most likely will respond entirely differently to their medication - if indeed they respond at all. The course and treatment of schizophrenia varies so markedly that one commentator (R.P. Bentall) described schizophrenia as, "a disease which has no particular symptoms, which has no particular...
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Article updated and reviewed by Christos Ballas, MD, Attenting Psychiatrist, Inpatient and Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of... Read more »
Australia steps up fight against schizophrenia
The government of Australia has given $1.5 million dollars to improve the understanding of schizophrenia. This money will allow researchers in that... Read more »
Genetic 'Typos' Linked to Schizophrenia
Scientists at the University of Montreal have found that genetic mutations not inherited from either parent may predispose people to both... Read more »
Doctors track schizophrenia's brain changes with MRIs
Experts say diagnosing schizophrenia is more art than science, but thanks to a study at Northwestern University, doctors may now be able to use MRI... Read more »
New schizophrenia gene identified
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