Psychotic disorders increased in migrants living in France
Researchers have found a high prevalence of psychotic disorders among migrant populations in France, confirming what has already been shown in other European countries. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
NDEL1 enzyme activity reduced in schizophrenia
Results from a Brazilian study show that nuclear distribution protein nudE-like 1 enzyme activity is reduced in patients with schizophrenia compared with mentally healthy individuals. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychiatrists recognize impaired functioning in schizophrenia
Results from a global survey of psychiatrists indicate that they perceive their patients with schizophrenia to have impaired social and personal functioning. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Frailty approach provides clue to schizophrenia etiology
Researchers have applied a frailty model to schizophrenia and identified patterns of susceptibility for the disorder as well as ages at diagnosis for which certain early risk factors are of importance. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cognition unaffected by substance abuse in first-episode schizophrenia
Substance abuse does not seem to affect cognitive functioning in patients with their first episode of schizophrenia, suggest findings from a post-hoc analysis of the European First Episode Schizophrenia Trial. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Diabetes, hyperlipidemia risk increased in severe mental disorders
Asian patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are at increased long-term risk for developing diabetes and hyperlipidemia, Taiwanese research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Aggression common in first-episode psychosis
Nearly a third of patients with a first episode of psychosis show aggressive behavior, reveals a meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - April 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Prodrome negative symptoms predict experiential symptoms
Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have an increased likelihood of having experiential negative symptoms, such as avolition-apathy and anhedonia-asociality, at first presentation for treatment if they had negative symptoms during the prodrome phase, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - March 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Symptom improvement may not increase quality of life in schizophrenia
Symptom improvements in patients with schizophrenia may not always lead to an increase in quality of life as measured relative to patient expectations, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - March 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Brief scale reliably assesses functioning in teens with schizophrenia
Researchers have identified the Life Skills Profile as a brief, reliable scale for assessing real-world functioning in adolescents with early-onset schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - March 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Self-regulation strategies impaired in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients
Patients with schizophrenia and those with bipolar disorder use ineffective cognitive strategies to cope with negative emotions, say Australian scientists. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - March 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
