Parkinsonism predicts schizophrenia cognitive course
Parkinsonism is common in patients with first-episode psychosis and is predictive of cognitive impairment, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adolescent psychotic experiences lack uniformity
Psychotic experiences in adolescence appear to be quite distinct and vary widely from individual to individual, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Affective dimensions aid bipolar disorder diagnosis
Measuring affective dimensions can help clinicians diagnose bipolar disorder in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Carbonyl stress suggests strategy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia who have enhanced carbonyl stress have clinical features associated with treatment resistance, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Short insight scale validated for schizophrenia in clinical practice
Researchers have validated a short version of the Scale to Assess Unawareness in Mental Disorder, with the aim of encouraging assessment of insight in patients with schizophrenia in clinical practice. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Drug misuse predicts protracted hospital stay for schizophrenia patients
Patients hospitalized with schizophrenia have more severe symptoms and spend longer in hospital if they have a concurrent substance use disorder, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Early intermodality dysfunction predicts schizophrenia risk
Researchers have found abnormalities in the way infants of parents with schizophrenia perceive the way they move and how this relates to vision, touch, hearing, and orientation. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Prefrontal glutamate abnormalities confined to established psychosis
Abnormalities in glutamate and glutamine levels in the prefrontal cortex are only present in patients with chronic schizophrenia, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adolescents with psychosis face long treatment delays
Adolescents have a duration of untreated psychosis that is approximately twice that seen in adults, UK study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Neuropsychologic decline precedes schizophrenia onset
Researchers have confirmed that neuropsychologic functioning declines in individuals with schizophrenia from before to after illness onset. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cardiovascular mortality in schizophrenia may be underestimated
Cardiovascular causes account for about a quarter of deaths of patients with schizophrenia and may also contribute to the high rate of unexplained deaths, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘Risk circuits’ for schizophrenia refined
A study sheds further light on the brain circuits that may underlie risk for schizophrenia. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Adolescent emotion unravels social impact of psychotic symptoms
Emotional or behavioral problems may explain why some adolescents with psychotic symptoms find it hard to interact socially, researchers highlight. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
