Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
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Range of Childhood Trauma Linked to Schizophrenia Risk
Major Finding: Subjects with schizophrenia were significantly more likely to report experiencing childhood trauma than were controls (86.8% vs.
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Gene Markers Linked With Suicidality in Schizophrenia
Major Finding: A tyrosine hydroxylase polymorphism and a dopamine beta-hydroxylase polymorphism were each linked with a roughly fourfold increased...
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Siblings of Schizophrenia Patients More Likely to Have Social Anhedonia
Major Finding: A small but significant association was found among social anhedonia, withdrawal, and psychotic experiences in siblings of...
Conference Coverage
Metformin Resolves Amenorrhea in Antipsychotic-Treated Schizophrenia
Major Finding: Metformin treatment resolved amenorrhea in 67% of women with schizophrenia on an antipsychotic, compared with 5% resolution in the...
Conference Coverage
Short Psychiatric Hospitalizations Linked to Higher Readmissions
Major Finding: Psychiatric patients hospitalized for 5 or more days had a 20% reduced 30-day rehospitalization rate, compared with shorter...
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Schizophrenia Remission Unstable in Older Adults
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Improving cognition in psychiatric patients
Several strategies can help preserve memory without using medication
Pearls
How plasma donation can affect your patient’s pharmacotherapy
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Combine Sources of Information for Schizophrenia Symptom Assessment
Major Finding: A review of case notes for 1,021 subjects with schizophrenia showed that 14 of 20 symptoms evaluated were significantly correlated...
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'Mind-Pops' More Common in Schizophrenia
Major Finding: All study participants with schizophrenia said they had experienced involuntary semantic memories known as "mind-pops." In contrast...
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Cognitive Therapy Plus Active Monitoring Benefits People at Risk of Psychosis
Major Finding: The severity of psychotic symptoms in those in the cognitive therapy group who transitioned was significantly reduced, compared...