Category: Schizophrenia
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February 9th, 2012 |
One of the primary risk factors for schizophrenia is a family history of the illness. Having a relative with schizophrenia increases one’s risk for other mental health problems as well. However, dissecting the exact genetic relationship between schizotypal personality disorder and other mental health risk factors is convoluted because most psychological illnesses are heritable. To better understand what co-occurring and varying genetic factors exist in individuals with a family history of schizotypal personality disorder,... Read More
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February 6th, 2012 |
Reductions in white brain matter have been linked to cognitive impairments. Decreased white matter is one symptom of schizophrenia and has also been found in people who are at risk for psychosis. This same symptom has also been discovered in individuals with long-term cannabis use. However, little research has examined whether or not extensive cannabis use increases the risk for psychotic symptoms, or if schizophrenic individuals who use cannabis... Read More
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February 4th, 2012 |
One of the primary symptoms of schizophrenia is severely impaired cognitive functioning. Prior to the onset of the illness, during a stage referred to as the prodrome, cognitive abilities, including sensory information processing abilities, can begin to deteriorate. During the prodrome, individuals often exhibit behaviors that differ significantly from their normal behaviors and responses. One domain that is affected in clients with schizophrenia is auditory and visual processing. However, little attention has been... Read More
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February 1st, 2012 |
Individuals with bipolar disorder struggle with many issues, including poor treatment outcome and overall decreased functioning. Anxiety is common among individuals with bipolar disorder and can exacerbate the negative symptoms, resulting in suicidal ideation, poorer quality of life, more severely impaired functioning, and even nonresponse to medication. But little research has examined how the comorbidity of these two mental health problems affects teens and children.... Read More
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January 24th, 2012 |
Several studies have been conducted in an attempt to determine the exact relationship between gaze perception and symptomology in schizophrenia (SCZ). However, the results of the studies were rather ambiguous and did not provide evidence that could positively influence interventions and treatments for clients suffering from SCZ. In particular, eye gaze direction and perception are strong indicators of intention and attention. Because the ability to accurately perceive eye gaze direction is directly related to social behavior,... Read More
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January 6th, 2012 |
The majority of clients diagnosed with schizophrenia have an IQ that resides below the normal range, or declines below the normal range as the disorder progresses. “In apparent contradiction to this view, some patients with schizophrenia have been documented to have an overall IQ in the normal range, and a few have above-average performance, at least in some neuropsychological domains,” said James. H. MacCabe of the Department of Psychosis Studies at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College in London. “If it were... Read More
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December 9th, 2011 |
One of the most debilitating elements of schizophrenia is the erosion of neurocognitive skills. People with schizophrenia often struggle with social adaptation, employment and other areas of daily functioning as a result of diminished neurocognition. Research has shown that verbal capacity is an effective measurement of intelligence and cognitive abilities in people who have neurocognitive disorders and those who do not. “In healthy populations, oral vocabulary scores correlate highly with overall measures of IQ and are considered... Read More
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December 1st, 2011 |
Feelings of psychological defeat are common symptoms of many mental health problems. In some research, psychological defeat has been linked to the onset of psychosis and other challenges. “Defeat may also contribute to the development and maintenance of schizophrenia,” said Judith Johnson of the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham in the UK and lead author of a recent study on defeat and emotion. “Perceptions of defeat have been associated with the onset and exacerbation of a range of psychiatric conditions... Read More
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November 7th, 2011 |
For clients with schizophrenia, maintaining their antipsychotic medication and clinical evaluations is sporadic and frequently results in non-compliance. “Factors contributing to non-adherence and partial adherence include medication side effects, severity of psychotic symptoms, impaired cognition, and inadequate understanding of the role of medication in preventing relapse,” said Kathryn Puskar, Ph.D. and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. “Non-adherence to antipsychotic treatment is associated... Read More
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October 3rd, 2011 |
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Individuals with schizophrenia often exhibit increased emotional responses compared to people without schizophrenia. However, they also show decreased emotion vocally and facially, usually due to impaired cognitive functioning. Because relatives of people with schizophrenia are at increased risk for developing the illness, researchers from Harvard Medical School conducted a study to see if this vulnerable group of people showed signs of cognitive impairment that could predict the development of schizophrenia. “This group is considered at... Read More
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September 6th, 2011 |
Impulsivity and distorted reward valuation is a common symptom in people with both schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD). Specifically, the manic state of bipolar includes extreme behaviors such as risky sexual activities, substance abuse and overspending, that are exhibited even when a long-range reward for abstaining from such behavior is present. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine recently conducted a study to determine precisely how the time delay in deliverance of rewards, called delay discounting, related... Read More
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August 29th, 2011 |
Schizophrenia is a psychological problem that can cause symptoms of decreased cognition, delusions, and paranoia. For family members of people with schizophrenia, managing the symptoms and maintaining healthy relationships can be particularly difficult. However, behavioral family management (BFM) therapy, when based on a positive family-therapist relationship, has been shown to be an effective form of treatment to address these challenges. Phyllis E. Smerud and Irwin S. Rosenfarb, both of the California School of Professional... Read More
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July 13th, 2011 |
De novo mutations, which are genetic anomalies found in people with a specific illness, but not found in their biological parents, appear to be common in people with schizophrenia, according to a recent study. Guy A. Roulea, M.D., Ph.D., and his team... Read More
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July 8th, 2011 |
Professor Paul Bebbington, head of the Department of Mental Health Sciences at the University College London, told the Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2011, that children who are abused or engage in non-consensual sexual intercourse are at a significantly increased risk for the development of schizophrenia. In a recent article,... Read More
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