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Schizophrenia And Psychotic Syndromes

2010-08-31
Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders are a chronic and often disabling condition. Despite modern treatment techniques they still present an enormous burden to the patients and their relatives and take a serious toll in terms of human suffering and societal expenditure. The diagnosis of schizophrenia is associated with demonstrable alterations in brain structure and changes in ...

Spurred by a son's schizophrenia, Staglins raise millions for mental health

2010-09-02
There is no shortage of glitzy events by the Napa Valley’s wineelite, but the annual music festival sponsored by Garen and ShariStaglin may be the most poignant.

Brain's default mode network may hold key to better psychiatric diagnoses

2010-09-02
Malfunctioning brain activity can be differentiated in people with depression, autism, schizophrenia and PTSD, studies show. A series of studies published in recent years suggests that in people with depression, autism, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, the default mode network, that curious pattern of brain activity that ramps up when we daydream, works differently than it does ...

Discovery Gunman a Paranoid Schizophrenic?

2010-09-03
Discovery Channel gunman James Lee's actions and the contents of the manifesto he is believed to have written lead mental health experts to believe he possibly lived with paranoid schizophrenia. Paranoia - Schizophrenia - Health - Mental Health - Disorders

Vahram Atanesyan: schizophrenia reigns in Azerbaijan

2010-09-02
“Artsakh does not want any victims at the contact line with the Azerbaijani armed forces,” Atanesyan said.

Schizophrenia, drugs 'behind Newton rage'

2010-08-31
Friends of Matthew Newton claim that he has become "schizophrenic" from taking too many drugs.

'Schizophrenia' behind Matt's train wreck

2010-08-28
TROUBLED actor Matthew Newton is suffering schizophrenia-like symptoms from dangerous use of hard drugs such as ice.

'Schizophrenia' behind Matt's falldown

2010-08-28
ACTOR said to be have schizophrenia-like symptoms from dangerous hard drug use.

'Schizophrenia' fears for Matt

2010-08-28
TROUBLED actor Matthew Newton is suffering schizophrenia-like symptoms from dangerous use of hard drugs.

Psychedelic drugs back as treatment

2010-09-02
New research confirms that psychedelic drugs are promising treatments for depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia Moheb Costandi writes the Neurophilosophy blog Long before hippie poster boy Timothy Leary invited the world to "Turn on, tune in and drop out", a group of pioneering psychiatrists working in Canada began to treat alcoholics with lysergic acid diethylamide ...