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• in Lifestyle
  New Support for Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia
  A new Norwegian study has found that cannabis could predispose people to schizophrenia.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Nov 8, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Stop and Twirl: Honoring Joyful Moments with Happiness
  Happiness is best when noticed, felt, shared, expressed. And when we do, we honor and increase the gift.
  by randye / on Jul 8, 2012
• in Social Media
  Courts Judge Norwegian Mass Killer Insane
  Norwegian mass killer judged suffering from paranoid schizophrenia
  by robertweller / on Nov 29, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “schizophrenia”

 

• Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury, MD, Represents the North Carolina with Inclusion into Renowned Publication The Leading Physicians of the World

  
  IBWIRE — Authority: 157
  As a result of impeccable passion and quality patient care, Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury, MD, has been selected to receive publication in The Leading Physicians of the World.  The International Association of Healthcare Professionals (IAHCP) is proud to welcome Dr. Chowdhury into a prestigious, supportive community for ...
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• Association Between Genetic Risk For Schizophrenia And Reduced IQ

  
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  The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence (IQ) has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disability. There are clues that reduced IQ may be linked to the risk for developing schizophrenia. For example, reduced ...
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• There’s No Such Thing as Schizophrenia? Really?

  
  The Doctor Weighs In — Authority: 145
  By Rhona Finkel First Posted at HealthWorks Collective on 5/19/2013 On Monday, the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) is going public with their statement about mental illness (which is a wee bit confusing, as I already know what they’re going to say, and if I know it, it’s fair to say at least a few other ...
  4 days ago

• In The Face of Adversity >> Jonathan Harnisch

  
  Porcelain Utopia — Authority: 141
  In the face of work related anxiety , stress , flu, schizophrenia, dyslexia, computer crash after crash and being legally blind plain and simple I did it! Again! I embraced the hope and the courage and I did it! Took care of the business at hand. And all simply the best I could and can. You all can as well, ...
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• A Virtuous Woman...JANE Update and More

  
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  A Virtuous Woman...JANE Update and More On this Mothers Day of 2013, I thought wed just talk a little bit about women/wives/moms today...how bout it?  It really isnt easy being a woman!  It wasnt 200 years ago or 100 years ago and it still isnt today.  And I guess the hardest thing about being ...
  1 week ago

• A New Name for Schizophrenia?

  
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  Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type of psychosis. However, many agree that the word tends to stir up a negative image with significant stigma — ...
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• Psychiatrists under fire in mental health battle

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  British Psychological Society to launch attack on rival profession, casting doubt on biomedical model of mental illness There is no scientific evidence that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are valid or useful, according to the leading body representing Britains clinical psychologists. ...
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• Verbal Fluency Could Identify Individuals at Risk for Schizophrenia

  
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  Poor performance on duration mismatch negativity tests, including verbal skills tests, may be indicative of later schizophrenia, experts have found.
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• Stigma

  
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  Many of those who have never suffered from mental illness might not be certain what stigma is or if they are placing stigma on others. I do not blame them, for they know not what they do. It really isnt their fault either. The media has deemed all things mentally ill to be bad, dangerous, and something to fear. With ...
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• Update On JANE

  
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  Update On JANE You know....I dont care what folks say about this old world...People really ARE caring and loving and helpful for the most part...I think its just that feel good stories dont make good news to real journalists.  I had so many messages from so many good and caring people yesterday about my friend ...
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• Comparison of peripheral and central schizophrenia biomarker profiles.

  
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  We have recently shown that a molecular biomarker signature comprised of inflammatory, hormonal and growth factors occurs in the blood serum from first onset schizophrenia patients. Here, we use the same platform to investigate post mortem brain tissue (Brodmann area 10) from schizophrenia patients who were mainly ...
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• Shoddy reporting at The Australian

  
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  Mentally ill more prone to violence  - so declares todays Australian.Except that its not true.People with schizophrenia have been found to be significantly more prone to violence, prompting the author of a new study to call on his peers to stop "fudging" research and downplaying the risks posed by some mentally ill ...
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• U of M researchers, clinicians focus on schizophrenia at ICOSR

  
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  Hundreds of clinicians and researchers gathered for a variety of discussions around the latest in schizophrenia research at the 2013 International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR). Over the course of four days in April in Orlando, Fl., experts from across the world shared the latest information on brain ...
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• Hypertension Drug Appears to Relieve Psychosis

  
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  Patients experiencing psychosis quickly improved after a single infusion of sodium nitroprusside, an antihypertensive agent, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry . Sodium nitroprusside is used to treat severe hypertension. But there is also evidence that it also regulates the activity of ...
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• Biomarkers for Psychosis and Schizophrenia Risk

  
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  Prefrontal Cortex Highlighted in Red Identifying valid biomarkers for psychosis and schizophrenia is an active focus in brain research. Tyronne Cannon, Ph.D. from Yale University recently presented a summary of research on this topic at the William K. Warren Neuroscience Symposium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  ...
  2 weeks ago

• Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in Kids

  
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  Mothers who catch the flu during pregnancy may be almost four times more likely to have a child who develops bipolar disorder, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry . Bipolar disorder causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out basic tasks. Although some people ...
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• Researchers Test Potentially Lifesaving Tool for Detecting Schizophrenia

  
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  Diagnosing schizophrenia can be difficult as its symptoms often resemble those of other diseases and conditions, including bipolar illness and severe depression or several neurological disorders. Mental health professionals currently rely on a series of psychological and life-history evaluations as a way to diagnose ...
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• Am I Borderline?

  
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  I might be suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, but I don’t know. It might be Bipolar Disorder as well. I have a lot of mood swings, that can last a week at least, and sometimes a month. My moods varies between depression/anxiety with extreme suicidal thoughts and self-harm tendencies and “normal” ...
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• Schizophrenia Can Be Detected Through Tissue Samples From The Nose, Research Shows

  
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  Diagnosing mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, has long been difficult and controversial. Since physical evidence of the condition can only be gathered from the brain post-mortem, mental health professionals have had to rely on a battery of psychological evaluations and “symptoms” to diagnose their patients. ...
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• Pregnancy flu linked to bipolar

  
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  Here’s a piece we found on the BBC News health website which we thought we’d share . . . Flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of the unborn child developing bipolar disorder later in life, research suggests. A study of 814 expectant women, published in JAMA Psychiatry, showed that infection made ...
  2 weeks ago

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