N-acetylcysteine Holds Promise for ChronicSchizophrenia
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Gina NickPosted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm
, 140 patients (mean age, 37 years) with chronicschizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, NAC (1 g twice a day) or placebo, in addition... as two weeks.
In the study, 140 patients (mean age, 37 years) with chronicschizophrenia were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, NAC (1 g twice a day
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Treatments for Schizophrenia
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Better HealthPosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Schizophrenia:
Hospitalization
Personal support
Psychotherapy
Rehabilitation therapy
These are just some of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Schizophrenia.
You can connect with experts and other people who have Schizophreniain the Wellsphere communities
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Tests & Diagnostics for Schizophrenia
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Health TeamPosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Schizophrenia:
Emotional Stress
Global Assessment Of Functioning
Neuropsychological
Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Schizophrenia.
You can connect with experts and other people who have
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New Schizophrenia Blog- Dustin Demoss
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ValashPosted
Sat 13 Mar 2010 8:37pm
Discovered a new blog about schizophrenia. Includes personal experiences, facts, and more... The blog is called Dustin Demoss. Check it out.
To learn more about schizophrenia visit Embracing My Mind, Inc. (EMM) , National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) , and Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia (Canada).
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Another Misconception of Schizophrenia
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ValashPosted
Wed 20 May 2009 1:20pm
Lately, some associates have mentioned schizophrenia and assumed it was split personality or a dangerous trait. Schizophrenia is NOT split personality! And it does not make the individual more dangerous!
When I heard them refer schizophrenia to incorrect characteristics I wanted to correct them by telling them that I have schizophrenia, and look at me, I
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Schizophrenia risk
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JohnLPosted
Fri 01 Dec 2006 12:00am
On the blog over at Psych Central under the title “Scanning for Schizophrenia,” Sandra Kiume has a post about developments in prediction of schizophrenia. Genetic risk in combination with MRI scans is increasing the accuracy of predictions, according to Ms. Kiume’s reading of data from the Edinburgh High Risk Study. Link Ms. Kiume’s entry.
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Accurate perception is a sign of “schizophrenia?”
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Ron UngerPosted
Sat 11 Dec 2010 2:47pm
Usually, we think of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia as a person who sees the world less accurately than we do. But there are illusions that so-called “normal” people are more vulnerable to than are people diagnosed with schizophrenia……
You can check out one of those (a rotating mask) for yourself here. (They say “normal” people [...]
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