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Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia - More Closely Related than You Might Think
What I miss most about trimming back my public speaking to almost nothing is what I learn from interacting with my audience.
Last week, at a Q and A with a NAMI group in Pasadena, a young man asked: "I have schizophrenia. Will I benefit from your book?"
Yes, I replied without hesitation. In my warm-up to the Q and A, I had referred to stress as complicit in virtually all symptoms and behaviors, and that included bipolar and schizophrenia.
No longer can we refer to bipolar and schizophrenia as if t...
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The Bipolar Spectrum
By John McManamy , Health Expert...what he termed dementia praecox (later changed to schizophrenia). These days, although not a... Read more »
A Mental Illness Awareness Week Special - A Brief History of Mental Illness
By John McManamy , Health Expert...the term manic-depression and separated it out from schizophrenia (which he called “dementia... Read more »
Is Schizophrenia Inevitable?
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...if you only have a passing interest in the latest schizophrenia research news, one thing stands... Read more »
Schizophrenia and Cognition
By Paul Ballas , Health ExpertSchizophrenia is a disease that affects many areas of the brain, causing patients to suffer many... Read more »
Bipolar or Schizophrenia?
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert...about another diagnosis. It sounded like I had schizophrenia. All the conversation was about... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Therapy
...Mental Illnesswww.nmha.org -- Mental Health Americawww.narsad.org -- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depressionwww.psych.org -- American Psychiatric Associationwww.aacap.org --... Read more »Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
Schizophrenia is the most common psychotic condition.AgeSchizophrenia can occur at any age, but it tends to first develop (or at least become evident) between adolescence and young... 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: 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: 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 »Images
Medications
...(trye-flooh-oh-PER-a-zeen)Uses This medication is used to treat schizophrenia. It may ... Read more »
...used to treat a certain mental/mood disorder (schizophrenia). Thiothixene can improve the... Read more »
...used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (schizophrenia, bipolar mania). It works by... Read more »
...Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of... Read more »
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