Psychotic relapse duration reflected in brain tissue loss
The duration of relapses among patients with schizophrenia is related to brain tissue loss over time, a long-term imaging study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Disturbed ‘rich club’ wiring in schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia have reduced “rich club” organization in their brains, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Comorbidities prompt awareness in schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia report poorer wellbeing if they also have mental health comorbidities, but have greater insight into their condition and acceptance of their need for treatment, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Close watch needed after ultra-high-risk psychosis diagnosis
About a third of people meeting the ultra-high-risk criteria for psychosis will go on to develop a psychotic disorder, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Schizophrenia model explains disease heterogeneity
Researchers studying the neuregulin signaling pathway have developed a model of schizophrenia that they say explains, at least in part, the phenotypic variability and genetic complexity of the disease. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Health service barriers delay psychosis treatment
The nature of first contact with the mental health services impacts on how fast patients receive treatment for psychosis, say UK researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - June 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Genetics may link ADHD and schizophrenia
There is significant genetic overlap between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and adult psychiatric conditions, particularly schizophrenia, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 31, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mental illness may not account for crime
The improved clinical outcomes achieved with assertive specialized treatment of patients with first-episode psychosis does not lead to a reduction in their criminal offending, shows research. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Service engagement in first-episode psychosis under scrutiny
Negative symptoms and social functioning are key factors that influence how well patients with first-episode psychosis engage with clinical services, suggests a study by UK researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 29, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Addiction issues flag hostility risk in schizophrenia patients
Being an inpatient and abuse of alcohol or drugs are key predictors of hostility in patients with schizophrenia, a large study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Tool teases out mood trait in schizophrenia
Researchers have developed an instrument to distinguish between state and trait depression in patients with schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Depressive symptoms ‘key to QoL in schizophrenia’
Elderly people with schizophrenia have a relatively high level of subjective quality-of-life, as has been previously documented in younger patients, report Dutch researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
REHACOP arrests negative schizophrenia symptoms
A course of neuropsychologic rehabilitation – the REHACOP program – improves negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, which in turn relieves functional disability, shows a randomized, controlled trial. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘Mental time travel’ problems create apathy in schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia have difficulty imagining pleasant future events, which may contribute to the apathy often associated with the condition, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Assessing schizophrenia QoL impact warranted
By assessing and evaluating the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia, clinicians can significantly improve patient satisfaction, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
