Tag Archives: schizophrenia
Painkillers to treat schizophrenia or dementia?
Discovery of new genes in schizophrenia: the importance of rare diseases in psychiatry
Functional gene analysis to understand complex biological mechanisms in schizophrenia
Is schizophrenia disappearing?
Psychosis is a mental state with grossly impaired reality testing, manifesting as different mixtures of delusions, hallucinations, deviant thinking and abnormal motor behaviour – so-called positive symptoms. Negative symptoms – reduced emotions, interests, will and social participation
Do those with schizophrenia more accurately perceive reality? And why is this ‘abnormal’?
What do or should we value in the treatment for psychotic individuals?
Even with the biological approach adopted by mainstream psychiatry, it seems necessary to revitalize interest in the use of psychotherapy in the treatment of psychosis. Supporting this idea, there are compelling reasons. One of the most important
Promiscuous drugs exemplified by dopamine receptor ligands
Influence of DAOA and RGS4 genes on the risk for psychotic disorders
Assuming defeat, thwarting the feat: Defeatist beliefs, negative symptoms, and everyday functioning in people with schizophrenia
Imagine wanting to invite a friend for coffee. You might be thinking about what coffee shop to go to or what outfit to wear. But what if instead of planning the details of the coffee date you
Pathological role of oxidative stress and related with schizophrenia in T. gondii infection
Computerized assessment of neuropsychological performance in schizophrenia
In clinical studies, intellectual performance is most often measured with standardized neuropsychological paper-and-pencil tasks. Such tasks can measure an individual’s performance in different domains of intellectual performance such as speed of processing, attention/vigilance, working memory, verbal learning,
Risk factors for psychotic major depression
Risk factors are attributes, characteristics, or experience that increase the likelihood of developing an illness or disorder. An understanding of the risk factors involved in mental disorders may inform the development of more effective treatments or even