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FDA Approves Long-Acting Olanzapine Injection
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved olanzapine extended-release intramuscular injection (Zyprexa Relprevv, Eli Lilly & Company) for…
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Exercise May Increase Hippocampal Volume for Patients With Schizophrenia
In fact, the volume increased by 12% in those with schizophrenia and by 16% in those without and was associated…
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Mother’s Flu During Pregnancy May Increase Baby’s Risk Of Schizophrenia
Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes…
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The Year in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder: Treating Antipsychotic-related Metabolic Abnormalities
Maayan and Colleagues. 2010: Effectiveness of Medications Used to Attenuate Antipsychotic-Related Weight Gain and Metabolic Abnormalities: A Systematic Review and…
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The Year in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder: Antipsychotic Cardiovascular Adverse Events
Antipsychotic-related weight gain and cardiometabolic adverse events are among the greatest challenges in treating patients with schizophrenia. Much still needs…
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The Year in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder: Maintenance Treatment in Schizophrenia
Wang and Colleagues. 2010: Risperidone Maintenance Treatment in Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Trial[9] Practice guidelines regarding the optimal dose of…
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Schizophrenia Research ,Volume 124, Issues 1-3 (december 2010)
The main Features in this Issue are:-Clinical significance of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia: Factor analysis of the Neurological Evaluation…
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The main Features in this Issue are: -Aberrant salience network (bilateral insula and anterior cingulate cortex) connectivity during information processing…
Read More Schizophrenia Research ,Volume 123, Issue 1, (October 2010)
The main Features in this Issue are: – Regional prefrontal cortex gray matter volumes in youth at familial risk for…
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Schizophrenia and treatment option
Tells that there is not enough reliable treatment for schizophrenia, talking about clozapine and aripiprazole particularly More Details>> Username: saudipsych…
Read More Depot haloperidol decanoate for schizophrenia – (01/20/2010 )
Schizophrenia affects about one in 10000 people per year, and the lifetime prevalence is approximately one percent (Jablensky 1992). It…
Read More Sulpiride for schizophrenia – (01/20/2010 )
The effectiveness of drugs such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol for symptoms of schizophrenia, led to the theory that a specific…
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Exercise Beneficial for Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Schizophrenia
May 25, 2010 – Regular physical exercise programs for individuals with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like illnesses are feasible and may help improve…
Read More Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Purpose of review: Treatment of children who develop schizophrenia in childhood and early adolescence presents unique considerations. There has been…
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Exercise Beneficial for Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Schizophrenia
May 25, 2010 – Regular physical exercise programs for individuals with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like illnesses are feasible and may help improve…
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