In real-world settings, patients with schizophrenia whose symptoms do not respond to standard antipsychotic medications have better outcomes if they are switched to clozapine instead of another…
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Better options for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
November 6, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Relying on faith, culture and family to reduce stress of caregivers
November 5, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A culturally informed family therapy is proven helpful to caregivers of loved ones with schizophrenia.
Does immune activity affect schizophrenia?
October 16, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new MRI technique highlights excess blood flow to frontal areas of the brain in patients with schizophrenia and increased activity of microglia, suggesting new therapy solutions.
New study suggests hallucinations, alone, do not predict onset of schizophrenia
October 8, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
An analysis of psychological symptoms aims to refine diagnostic criteria for teens at high risk of developing the brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwideDespite decades of study…
FDA approves new injectable drug to treat schizophrenia
October 7, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
On October 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection to treat adults with schizophrenia.
Identifying youth as ‘at risk’ for mental problems may be less a stigma than the symptoms
September 30, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Study suggests benefits of early intervention outweigh stigma of at-risk labelingThere is an emergent and promising field of research on schizophrenia prevention, yet little is known about the…
‘But doctor, I’m not ill’ – insight in psychotic patients
September 1, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
How do you convince someone with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders that they are ill if they don’t want to believe it?
Clinical trial shows first treatment for ‘emotional flatness’ associated with schizophrenia
September 1, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Results of a clinical trial seem to show the first effective treatment for the negative symptoms – withdrawal, lack of emotion, and apathy – associated with schizophrenia.
Researchers use brain scans to predict response to antipsychotic medications
August 31, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that brain scans can be used to predict patients’ response to antipsychotic drug treatment.
Can speech patterns predict psychosis in young adults?
August 27, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Could computers analyzing speech find a place in the clinic as a means of picking out young people at risk of psychosis? A proof-of-principle study shows they could.
