Over 100 years ago psychologist Carl Gustav Jung penned his theory of ‘complexes’ where he explained how unconscious psychological issues can be triggered by people, events, or Jung believed, through word association tests…
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Providing Mental Health Care Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money
June 12, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and sav…
Treatment Clues For Schizophrenia Suggested By Neurochemical Traffic Signals
June 8, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment options for schizophrenia. The study, published online in the journal Molecular Pharmac…
Ultra High-Risk Patients With Schizophrenia At Long-Term Risk For Psychotic Disorder
June 5, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Ultra high-risk (UHR) patients with schizophrenia appear to be at long-term risk for psychotic disorder, with the highest risk during the first two years after entry to a specialist clinic according to a study by Barnab…
Networks Of Neurons Identified In The Brain That Are Disrupted In Psychiatric Disease
May 27, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important d…
An Antioxidant May Prevent Neuron Loss In Schizophrenia And Depression
March 15, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) deficits have been implicated in schizophrenia and depression. In schizophrenia, deficits have been particularly well-described for a subtype of GABA neuron, the parvalbumin fast-spiking interneurons. The activity of thes…
Genetic Disruption May Alter Neuronal Function, Leading To Schizophrenia
January 23, 2013 by NewsBot - No Comment
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a rare gene mutation in a single family with a high rate of schizophrenia, adding to evidence that abnormal genes play a role in the development of the disease…
Schizophrenia And Poor Sleep
November 17, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns and desynchronised brain activity during sleep could trigger some of the disease’s symptoms. The findings, published in the journal Neuron, …
Cannabis Use May Lead To Schizophrenia
November 7, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Schizophrenia patients who have a history of cannabis use show a different brain activity pattern in an fMRI than schizophrenics without prior cannabis use, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry…
Schizophrenia Can Stem From Cannabis Use Which Mimics Cognitive Weakness
November 6, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have found new support for their theory that cannabis use causes a temporary cognitive breakdown in non-psychotic individuals, leading to long-term psychosis…
