Schizophrenia

Diabetes Screening Inadequate in Mentally Ill

New research shows that despite long-standing recommendations that severely mentally ill patients who take antipsychotics undergo annual screening for diabetes […]

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By R Kennedy | Antipsychotic medication . Bipolar Disorder . Cardiovascular . Cardiovascular Risk Factors . Diabetes . Mental health . Metabolic screening . Schizophrenia
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Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic To Prevent Relapse in First Episode Schizophrenia

Research published in JAMA Psychiatry demonstrated that long-acting, injectable, second-generation antipsychotic medication has tremendous potential to bring clinical stability to […]

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By R Kennedy | Antipsychotic medication . Early intervention . Mental health . Schizophrenia
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The Myth of Schizophrenia as a Progressive Brain Disease

Schizophrenia has historically been considered to be a deteriorating disease, a view reinforced by recent MRI findings of progressive brain […]

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By R Kennedy | Chronic illness . Neuroscience . News . Psychosis . Schizophrenia
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Sixth Annual Chair Summit Begins This Week

This week a Master Class for Neuroscience Development called the Chair Summit takes place in Tampa, FL (Sept 26-28, 2013). […]

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By R Kennedy | Addiction . ADHD . Antipsychotic medication . Anxiety Disorders . Biomarker . Bipolar Disorder . Cardiovascular Risk Factors . Chronic Pain . CME . Dementia . Depression . Diabetes . Diagnosis . Digital medicine . Drug Development . Drugs . DSM-5 . Early intervention . Education . Food . Genetics . Guideline . Imaging . Maintenance of Certification . Measurement-based care . Medical Education . Mood . MRI . Multiple sclerosis . Negative symptoms . Neuroscience . Obesity . Opioids . PET . Practice guideline . Psychosis . PTSD . Research . Schizophrenia . Smoking cessation . Social media . Stroke . Substance abuse . Transcranial magnetic stimulation . Vascular dementia
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Early Detection of Schizophrenia: The Time Is Now

In an editorial in Psychiatric News by APA President Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, he describes that “we are at another game-changing […]

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By R Kennedy | News . Schizophrenia
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Pain conditions among veterans with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

A study published in General Hospital Psychiatry evaluated the rates of chronic, noncancer pain conditions in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia […]

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By R Kennedy | Bipolar Disorder . Chronic Pain . Pain . Schizophrenia
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Essential Components of First-Episode Psychosis Services

A study published in May 1st, 2013 Psychiatric Services identified essential evidence-based components of first-episode psychosis services. The research took […]

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By R Kennedy | Addiction . Adherence . Antipsychotic medication . Early intervention . Measurement-based care . Mental health . Metabolic screening . Professionalism . Psychosis . Schizophrenia
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Magnetic Stimulation Can Improve Memory in Schizophrenia

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry provides new evidence that stimulating the brain using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) […]

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By R Kennedy | Cognition . Cognitive Stimulation . Neuroscience . Schizophrenia . Transcranial magnetic stimulation
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