Schizophrenia Archives

New Evidence for Environmental Schizophrenia Causes - January 24, 2008

A study of Swedish health records finds evidence supporting an "infectious hypothesis" of schizophrenia development, linking the disorder to viral infections in childhood. Analyzing data on infections of the central nervous system before age 13, researchers found that childhood cases...
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New Research Pinpoints Risk for Psychotic Disorders - January 8, 2008

Teens who display a combination of symptoms such as paranoia and social withdrawal have a 68 to 80 percent chance of developing a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia, reports a government-funded study released yesterday. This research aims at helping doctors...
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Hearing Voices Not Necessarily A Blessing - October 29, 2007

Reported in this month's British Journal of Psychiatry a study by researchers at Yale University has found that hearing "messages" embedded in other vocalizations may be an indicator of potential schizophrenia. Their research reported findings based on the study of...
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PsychBriefs: October 14-20, 2007 - October 19, 2007

Schools Providing Inadequate Mental Health Aid Katrina-Affected Students A study by RAND Health shows that schools have not sustained mental health support to students affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While initial aid was adequate, the report now shows...
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New Evidence For Progressive Theory Of Schizophrenia - May 9, 2007

Since the naming of schizophrenia, experts have argued about its course: Is it a structurally progressively disease or are its symptoms the result of existing lesional damage to the brain, perhaps present from birth? While the dominant theories support the...
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Brain Scans May Aid Early Detection of Schizophrenia - December 19, 2006

Recently released findings show that reductions of gray matter in the brain identifiable through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are linked to an elevated risk of schizophrenia. For the last ten years, University of Ediburgh scientists have been tracking 200 people...
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Broken Home Doubles Chance of Schizophrenia - November 30, 2006

Whether the separation is due to death or divorce, children from broken homes are twice as likely to develop schizophrenia, a British study shows. Odds further increase when a parent dies or is absent for a year or more. The...
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One in Three Mentally Ill Patients Return to Hospital Within a Year - November 30, 2006

A study of mentally ill Canadian patients found that 37 percent re-entered the hospital within one year. Older adults, patients with personality disorders such as schizophrenia and people who had originally had a long-term stay were most likely to be...
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Depression, Low Self-Esteem Worsen Schizophrenia Symptoms - November 20, 2006

British researchers studying 100 schizophrenic patients who had recently experienced a relapse into psychosis found that depression, low self-esteem and negative views about others contribute to more severe auditory and persecutory hallucinations. Patients were assessed both for schizophrenic symptoms such...
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Study: Second-Generation Antipsychotics Show No Advantages in Treating Schizophrenia - November 6, 2006

A study by Britain's National Health Service has shown second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), thought to be better at treating schizophrenia with fewer adverse effects, to be no more effective than less expensive first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs). Two hundred twenty-seven people aged 18...
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Music Therapy Eases Schizophrenia Symptoms - November 3, 2006

British researchers have found that encouraging patients to express themselves musically can improve the mental health of individuals living with schizophrenia. One hundred fifteen patients with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to a group receiving either standard care alone or standard...
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Gene Linked to Schizophrenia Susceptibility - September 5, 2006

Scientists at UCLA have found that female infants possessing a specific immune gene closely resembling their mothers' are more susceptible to developing schizophrenia later in life. The study, which appears in the October issue of the American Journal of Human...
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