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Changing family behavior helps schizophrenic patients avoid relapse

Working to change the behaviour of family members may be an effective treatment for people with schizophrenia, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The researchers reviewed the most up-to-date evidence on the subject ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major schizophrenia study finds striking similarities across 37 countries in 6 regions

An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it covered a diverse range of patients and ...

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

National study to identify genetic variants in schizophrenia

The Medical College of Georgia is part of a large national study examining the genes of 10,000 patients with schizophrenia and 10,000 healthy individuals in an effort to pinpoint variations that can improve disease diagnosis ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Schizophrenia linked to signaling problems in new brain study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Schizophrenia could be caused by faulty signalling in the brain, according to new research published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. In the biggest study of its kind, scientists lookin ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Schizophrenic patients' frozen faces harm social interactions

Non-verbal communication, in the form of facial expressions, may be impaired in people with schizophrenia. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that defici ...

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created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0