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Articles on Schizophrenia
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Those with a diagnosis of schizophrenia may be more likely to interpret metaphorical thoughts literally.
Physical health conditions and socioeconomic disadvantage are both major reasons for this gap.
Some antipsychotics with the worst side-effects are the best at treating symptoms.
It is essential that scientists seek to understand the unique experiences of individuals with schizophrenia.
Sections in the brain called “senders” and “receivers” are responsible for directing neural traffic, and we are now a step closer to understanding how they work.
A triple-bottom-line approach can be used to evaluate health-care interventions, such as treatment for schizophrenia.
Researchers are trying to distinguish the signal from the noise.
First robust confirmation of an old theory that links a fall in oestrogen with worsening mental health.
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects hosts, causes cysts in the brain and changes the behavior of the host. But is the microbe changing the hosts behavior or is the immune system to blame?
Research shows that THC and CBD in cannabis have potential to interrupt the vicious cycle of opioid addiction, dependence, withdrawal and relapse.
Genes, drugs in early life, and stress have been linked to the development of schizophrenia.
Anti-psychotic drugs work well for only about 30 per cent of schizophrenia patients. Meditation can offer them a route to self-acceptance and reduced anxiety.
Cognitive behavioural therapy has become a go to for clinicians treating symptoms of schizophrenia. Recent studies suggest that this is a mistake.
Certain autoimmune disorders are linked to psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia. But some appear to be protective.
Knowing why patients on anti-psychotics gain weight may help researchers learn more about human attentional bias and food.
Little is known, but much is speculated, about James Joyce’s daughter and muse, Lucia.
Figuring out what causes diseases like autism, schizophrenia and depression is tricky. Now Stanford University researchers are turning blood into brain cells to study these diseases in a dish.
In the hierarchy of diseases, those suffering from ‘high prestige’ diseases benefit from strong community and clinical support, while others are left in the dark.
The physiological changes at the onset of schizophrenia are as marked as the mental changes, new study finds.
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Associate professor and Royal Society Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
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