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Expert & Community Posts

Solutions: Taking the Medications

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...don't know how or why it works, when we don't know what causes schizophrenia and exactly how the... Read more »

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 »

A Little Look Inside the Brain

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate abnormalities... Read more »

Raising Hope - A NIMH Study

By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

There's some good news for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The National Institute on Mental... Read more »

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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 »

Causes of Cardiac Enlargement

...Several of the anti-viral medications used to treat HIV Some of the older medications to treat schizophrenia Exposure to metals like cobalt, lead, and mercury (an important ... Read more »

Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis

...the patient is sitting -- not lying down. Akathisia itself can also be caused by drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses, with anti-nausea drugs, or when drugs to treat Parkinson's... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

...a history of major depression or other severe psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Depression or anxiety not associated with a psychosis or severe mental illness... Read more »

ADHD: The Basics

...significant impairment in social or academic functioning.E. Not caused by a pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, or any other psychotic disorder, and is not better accounted for by... Read more »

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