Intelliseeker - Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Post: Oprah: The 7 Year Old With Schizophrenia

On October 6, 2009, the popular television show Oprah aired a program about a 7 year old girl, Jani, who has "schizophrenia." Schizophrenia is fairly rare within the population to begin with; it's nearly unheard ... ... ...

Friday, December 25, 2009

Post: Breakthrough for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

Earlier today, we reported that NIMH-funded researchers at three different genetic research institutes from around the world collaborated and published three new studies yesterday in the journal, Nature, that suggested a true breakthrough in our understanding of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. And to think that just earlier ... ... ...

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Post: Stalking Irish Madness: An Interview with Patrick Tracey

Today I have the honor of interviewing Irish author Patrick Tracey, who penned an amazing book, "Stalking Irish Madness Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia," for which he has won the Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for "outstanding literary contribution to the understanding of mental ... ... ...

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Post: Chasing the Genetic Ghosts of Mental Illness

For decades, scientists have been making claims about the genetic roots of mental illness, ranging from schizophrenia and depression, to bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder (ADHD). And for decades, they've largely been chasing ghosts. Eric Kandel, writing for Newsweek, makes the at-least-annual appeal that scientists are making "certain advances ... ... ...

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Post: No Significant Relationship Between Violent Crime and Mental Illness

I hope that, once and for all, the message is clear -- someone who has a mental illness is at no greater risk for violent crime. So says a new study that looked at the rate of violent crime in over 8,000 people diagnosed with schizophrenia between 1973 and 2006, and a control group ... ... ...

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Post: Surprise Approval of Fanapt Makes Stock Go Wild

Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, the makers of Fanapt (iloperidone), surged today after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sprang a surprise drug approval for Fanapt for schizophrenia late yesterday. In afternoon trading today, the stock hit $10.00 a share, over 8 times what the stock was trading just a day earlier. It fell back to trading ... ... ...

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Post: Schizophrenia and Driving

When someone is recovering from a severe mental illness like schizophrenia -- a disorder that can seriously alter one's perception of reality -- sometimes awkward situations come up. Dr. Ron Pies, a contributor to Psych Central, discusses just such a case in The New York Times yesterday. His patient, recovering from schizophrenia and doing ... ... ...

Monday, December 14, 2009

Post: Mental Illness = Shorter Life

Although there's no news here (since the original study was published two years ago), TIME has run a thoughtful piece about the reasons why people diagnosed with serious mental illness typically have a shorter lifespan. The primary reasons, when you think about it, aren't all that surprising: Smoking - People with severe mental illness (typically schizophrenia, ... ... ...

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Post: FDA Approves Zyprexa for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder in Teens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handed Eli Lilly & Co. approval to market its best-selling medication Zyprexa to teens with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The FDA approved the drug for treatment of schizophrenia or manic/mixed episodes associated ... ... ...

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Post: Seroquel Gains FDA Approvals for Add-on Depression Treatment, Pediatric Schizophrenia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this past week that two types of Seroquel-brand (quetiapine fumarate) atypical antipsychotic medications have been approved for two different mental health treatments -- for use as an add-on treatment ... ... ...

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Post: Infections Linked to Schizophrenia

Swedish researchers have developed a technique that analyzes inflammatory substances in cerebrospinal fluid -- the liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Using this method they discovered patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains. Although ... ... ...

Monday, December 7, 2009

Post: Schizophrenia Profile Consistent Worldwide

A wide-reaching study of people with schizophrenia discovered amazing similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems. The findings are remarkable because investigators studied more than 17,000 individuals located among health care systems in 37 different countries. ... ... ...

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Post: Brain Short-Circuit Triggers Schizophrenia

A new study suggests abnormalities in the white matter of the brain appear to influence the development of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr. Sophia Frangou at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London, discovered young adolescents ... ... ...

Friday, December 4, 2009

Post: Brain Short-Circuit Triggers Schizophrenia

A new study suggests abnormalities in the white matter of the brain appear to influence the development of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London discovered young adolescents with severe deficits of white matter in the posterior region of the brain ... ... ...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Post: Gene Mutation Significantly Ups Risk of Schizophrenia

A research team has found a mutation on human chromosome 16 increases risk for schizophrenia by more than eight-fold for some individuals. The mutation in question is what scientists call a copy number variant ... ... ...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Post: Seizure Meds May Up Risk of Mental Disorders

Professionals acknowledge that a history of seizures during infancy increases the risk for development of schizophrenia later in life. A new study among animal models reveals antiepilectic drug treatments (AED) administered when the brain ... ... ...

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Post: Oprah: The 7 Year Old With Schizophrenia

On October 6, 2009, the popular television show Oprah aired a program about a 7 year old girl, Jani, who has "schizophrenia." Schizophrenia is fairly rare within the population to begin with; it's nearly unheard ... ... ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Post: Schizoid, Schizotypal or Schizophrenia?

Hi, firstly, english is not my native language, so forgive me if I make some grammatical mistakes. I’ve been experiencing depersonalization and other symptoms since I was 14 (I’m 20 now). It all started kind of suddenly and made me become very reclusive during my adolescence. At the time when I first started having those feelings, [...]...

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Post: Dealing with a Delusional Mother

I am an only child of parents that are both ‘mentally ill’. My Dad (deceased since 1991, and Mother, still living in Arizona have schizophrenia. Mom has Paranoid Schizo and is abusing me, emotionally. She continues to think that I am living with her ex-boyfriend in another state and keeps asking my “why” [...]...

Friday, October 2, 2009

Post: Does My Partner Have Schizophrenia?

I think my partner may be experiencing Schizophrenia or something similar. Before I met my girlfriend she had been diagnosed with depression and general anxiety disorder. Within the last year she has stopped taking her medication (Paxil) because she felt it was no longer helping her. In fact her episodes of depression seemed [...]...

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Post: Worried About Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder

I’m sorry if this sounds repetitive of past posts but I’ve been looking everywhere to ask/talk about this. I’m also sorry if this is too long, I’m going to try to keep it as short as possible, yet informative. I can’t even tell you how long this has been going on because I only realized last [...]...

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Post: Helping Mother Not Feel Paranoid

My mum suffers from depression and may have schizophrenia. She had a breakdown around ten years ago and has been on medication, of differing kinds. She’s generally okay but keeps thinking things are going missing in her house, things that nobody would ever want to steal… like a bag of belts or a pen with sentimental [...]...

Monday, September 28, 2009

Post: Mom With Schizophrenia Refuses Treatment

Me and my 20yr old sis take care of her and everything else. So, It all Started about 8 years ago when i was 14 and my sister was 12. My mother had a drug induced schizophrenic break - Crystal Meth was her drug of choice, though she didn’t limit herself to that, [...]...

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Post: Is This Schizophrenia?

Q. I understand that there are several people writing in asking whether or not they are schizophrenic and I am sorry to add to this list, however I did not feel that any of the other symptoms described felt like my own. I understand that you cannot diagnose me with schizophrenia, however I am [...]...

Friday, September 25, 2009

Post: Mom Has Paranoid Schizophrenia

My mom has paranoid schizophrenia, and it became apparent when I was about 11 and it quickly became out of hand and it caused my parents 4 year divorce which was difficult for me to handle. In the time I spent living with my mom after my dad left and began fighting for my custody, [...]...

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Post: Infatuated With Someone With Schizophrenia

I work in a boarding house/assisted living facility where most of our residents are mentally ill. I’ve been in this field for about 3 years. I’ve worked mainly with the elderly, rehabilitating or those with dementia. I’ve been with my current employer for about 7 months. Working with the mentally ill [...]...

Monday, September 21, 2009

Post: FDA Approves Zyprexa for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder in Teens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handed Eli Lilly & Co. approval to market its best-selling medication Zyprexa to teens with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. The FDA approved the drug for treatment of schizophrenia or manic/mixed episodes associated ... ... ...

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Post: New Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphris tablets (asenapine) to treat adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. "Mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be devastating to patients and families, requiring lifelong treatment and therapy," said Thomas Laughren, ... ... ...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Facts to Know

March 14, 2007 -- About 2.4 million Americans currently suffer with schizophrenia, and roughly one percent of the population will develop the disease at some point......

Monday, September 7, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Key Q&A

March 14, 2007 -- What is schizophrenia? What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that is often progressively debilitating for......

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Questions to Ask

March 14, 2007 -- Review the following 'Questions To Ask' about schizophrenia so you're prepared to discuss this important health issue with your health care......

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Overview

March 14, 2007 -- Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that is usually progressively debilitating without medical treatment. An estimated 2.4 million......

Friday, September 4, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Diagnosis

March 14, 2007 -- A challenging part of diagnosing schizophrenia is that many of the symptoms can be found in other mental disorders. For example, some individuals......

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Overview

April 28, 2005 -- Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that is progressively debilitating unless professional help is sought. While there is still no known cure......

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Questions to Ask

March 16, 2005 -- Review the following 'Questions To Ask' about schizophrenia so you're prepared to discuss this important health issue with your health care......

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Facts to Know

March 16, 2005 -- * There currently are more than two million Americans who suffer from schizophrenia each year, and roughly one percent of the population will......

Monday, August 31, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Treatment

March 16, 2005 -- The best treatment for any individual suffering from schizophrenia blends a combination of antipsychotic medications with psychosocial......

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Post: NWHRC Health Center - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia; Diagnosis

March 16, 2005 -- The most baffling part of diagnosing schizophrenia is that many of the symptoms can be misconstrued and associated with other mental disorders.......

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Post: Where to buy abilify online?

*What is/are Abilify? ARIPIPRAZOLE is an atypical antipsychotic. It is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, also known as......

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Post: where to buy cheap seroquel?

*Seroquel is used for treating schizophrenia. It is also used to treat acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder (manic-depression). It......