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A Systemic Look At Schizophrenia
Posted on07. Mar, 2010 by admin.
FROM Chemical & Engineering News Serving the chemical, life sciences and laboratory worlds January 18, 2010 Background Because schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder, its physical manifestations must all be in the brain, right? Maybe not. Proteomic studies using cells from other parts of the body are showing that there might be a systemic aspect of [...]
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A Prospective Study of the Impact of Smoking on Outcomes in Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorder
Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Abstract from Clinical Psychiatry Background The impact of tobacco smoking on mental health outcomes was investigated in a 24-month, naturalistic, longitudinal study of 240 people with bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder. Participants were interviewed and data recorded by trained study clinicians at 9 interviews during the study period. Smoking status was determined by self-report. Nicotine [...]
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Heightened Involvement in the US Criminal Justice System and Cost Implications for Persons Treated for Schizophrenia
Posted on03. Feb, 2010 by admin.
A research study reported in BMC Psychiatry ( a division of Bio-Med Central) finds heightened involvement in the US criminal justice system and cost implications for persons treated for schizophrenia. In a study by Haya Ascher-Svanum and a team of researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, reported Jan 28, 278 (46%) of 609 participants said [...]
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Employees Report Mixed Feelings about Seeking Health Care Treatment
Posted on03. Feb, 2010 by admin.
ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 25, 2010) – More than 40 percent of employees identified their employers as supportive or extremely supportive in seeking care for health issues, according to a survey by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The national survey conducted online by Harris Interactive also showed that barriers still exist for those employees who said [...]
