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Enter Your Email address Below: 166957Obamacare Repeal Likely a Setback for Mental Health Crisisby Staff Memberon March 9, 2017House Republicans who last year made good on promises to overhaul the mental health system could roll back coverage for millions of people with mental illness and addiction problems by overhauling Medicaid as part of an Obamacare repeal package, a preliminary version of which was released this week. The new legislation being marked up today would [ ]6034642Cannabis Users Have 500% Increased Risk for Schizophrenia, Increased Risk from Alcohol and Other illegal Drugs Tooby Staff Memberon November 8, 2016This is an important and large new study that again confirms the increased risk of psychosis for young people using cannabis, but also many other street drugs, including alcohol. (Note, we ve included the full research paper at the end of this post). As one researcher / clinician out of Harvard has noted: Dr. Dost Öngür, [ ] ADVERTISEMENT 3011033Why Tom Insel Ditched the NIMH to Join Google / Alphabetby Staff Memberon September 21, 2015There is a good article and interview in the MIT Technology review on why Tom Insel, who has been head of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Maryland, since 2002, quit the NIMH and joined Google / Alphabet. In the article it says that one of the key reasons is that it [ ]4028534Sarcosine Improves Negative and Cognitive Symptoms in Schizophrenia, May Reverse Damage to Brainby Staff Memberon August 31, 2015A new study out of Poland s Medical University of Lodz has found that 6 months of use of a nutritional supplement called sarcosine (N-Methylglycine) seems to reverse the damage to the brain s glutamate system and improves the negative and cognitive symptoms (memory, concentration, social activity interest, motivation, etc. ) of people who have schizophrenia. This is just the latest of [ ]3640875Gray Matter Loss in Brain Due to Psychotic Episodes / Schizophrenia, Not From Medicationsby Staff Memberon January 21, 2015Its been noted for the past decade or so that there is some (approximately 5% to 7%) shrinkage in the brains of people who have schizophrenia, most notably in the gray matter, which is an important part structures in the brain s amygdala, hippocampus and parahippocampus, which are all involved in memory storage and retrieval memory storage and [ ]4911853Schizophrenia News Watch Augustby Staff Memberon August 22, 2014Following is the most interesting news on schizophrenia that we ve found in the past month or so: Voices Documentary about Schizophrenia, Now Planning Screenings at a City Near You Check out the list of cities that are hosting screenings on the new documentary about schizophrenia.  If there isn t a screening in your city [ ]219917New Children s Bookby Staff Memberon August 22, 2014A positive and educational new book about schizophrenia has been written for children by a mother / daughter team who also have deep personal knowledge about schizophrenia. It sounds like a great way to introduce children to the topic of schizophrenia in a positive way.  We look forward to getting a review copy of the [ ]307956$650 Million Donated for Schizophrenia Researchby Staff Memberon July 31, 2014In what has to be the biggest news in schizophrenia research in the past 3 decades, the philanthropist Ted Stanley announced that he is donating $650 Million for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder research (and related psychiatric research) to the Broad Institute. The focus of this unprecedented donation is on spurring on scientific research on the [ ]1018446Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia Video Seriesby Staff Memberon July 10, 2014There are few psychological therapies that have been significantly researched and shown to be effective with schizophrenia, but the leading one is called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis / Schizophrenia.  While medications can help minimize many of the positive symptoms the voices, delusions, etc. that are common with schizophrenia, even with the medications many [ ]3211577Schizophrenia Special in Nature Journalby Staff Memberon May 22, 2014Phil Campbell,  the editor-in-chief of the prestigious and high quality scientific journal Nature, (based in the UK) has long been interested in schizophrenia and mental health concerns.  I ve met him and discussed this interest last year when he was visiting the United States.  He is one of the founding members of of an important new [ ]620087New Research on How to Prevent Schizophreniaby Staff Memberon May 22, 2014Increasingly clinical researchers are telling us that they believe that many, and perhaps most, cases of schizophrenia can be prevented through higher quality prenatal care (health of the mother prior to pregnancy, and during pregnancy) as through specific targeted nutritional, stress (including avoidance of getting the Flu during pregnancy which is an important stressor [ ]278378The Schizophrenia Oral History Projectby Staff Memberon May 22, 2014Schizophrenia, has long been associated with stigma. The motivation to remove this stigma is what inspired the Schizophrenia Oral History Project.  The founders of this project began with a tool more commonly used among sociologists and anthropologists: oral history. Using this approach to examine schizophrenia has changed Dr. Crane s own perspective about a disease she thought [ ]118440New Study of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Finds Haloperidol an Effective, Less-Expensive Optionby Staff Memberon May 22, 2014A new study done by Columbia University of long-acting injectable antipsychotics for people with schizophrenia found that the newer, second-generation, medication paliperidone palmitate (Brand name Invega Sustenna by Janssen Pharmaceuticals) was no more effective than the older, less expensive haloperidol decanoate. This was so, even though the doses of the older medication given in the [ ]1813557Risk for Schizophrenia May be Identified Through IQ, Memory Social Intelligence Testsby Staff Memberon May 19, 2014A new research study has revealed that genetic variants associated with risk for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are also associated with performance on measures of IQ, memory and social cognition. The discovery was made by the National University of Ireland, Galway Professor of Psychology Gary Donohue, in association with colleagues from Trinity College, Dublin. [ ]538224 Voices A New Documentary on the Untold Stories of Schizophreniaby Staff Memberon May 19, 2014There is a  new documentary coming out that highlights the challenges of families and individuals with schizophrenia and at the same time is targeted at reducing stigma in the people who don t have a good understanding of psychosis.  From the trailer it looks to be a very good film.  You can watch the trailer now [ ]187085Antipsychotic Use Associated with 50% Reduced Rate of Violent Crimeby Staff Memberon May 13, 2014While people with schizophrenia are much more likely to be victims of criminal behavior than perpetrators, there is a small percentage of people who have schizophrenia that are more violent; especially those who have a history of violence and who are abusing drugs or alcohol, and in those cases it is family members who are [ ] Obamacare Repeal Likely a Setback for Mental Health CrisisCannabis Users Have 500% Increased Risk for Schizophrenia, Increased Risk from Alcohol and Other illegal Drugs TooWhy Tom Insel Ditched the NIMH to Join Google / AlphabetSarcosine Improves Negative and Cognitive Symptoms in Schizophrenia, May Reverse Damage to BrainGray Matter Loss in Brain Due to Psychotic Episodes / Schizophrenia, Not From MedicationsSchizophrenia News Watch AugustNew Children s Book$650 Million Donated for Schizophrenia ResearchCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia Video SeriesSchizophrenia Special in Nature JournalNew Research on How to Prevent SchizophreniaThe Schizophrenia Oral History ProjectNew Study of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Finds Haloperidol an Effective, Less-Expensive OptionRisk for Schizophrenia May be Identified Through IQ, Memory Social Intelligence Tests Voices A New Documentary on the Untold Stories of SchizophreniaAntipsychotic Use Associated with 50% Reduced Rate of Violent Crime Legal Stuff This site does not provide medical or any other health care or fitness advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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