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UrduA Rutgers Health study supports long-acting shots over daily pills for patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Tag: schizophenia
‘Help is on the way’ for people with psychosis
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently issued a statement calling cognitive behavioral therapy the standard of care for psychosis.
“This is being called a ‘watershed moment’ for advancing care for people with schizophrenia,” said lead author of the statement, a UW Medicine psychologist.
Schizophrenia Second Only To Age as Greatest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Death
People with schizophrenia, a mental disorder that affects mood and perception of reality, are almost three times more likely to die from the coronavirus than those without the psychiatric illness, a new study shows. Their higher risk, the investigators say, cannot be explained by other factors that often accompany serious mental health disorders, such as higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and smoking.
New delivery method cuts required dose, promises relief from adverse side effects of antipsychotic medication
A team of neuroscientists and engineers at McMaster University has created a nasal spray to deliver antipsychotic medication directly to the brain instead of having it pass through the body.
Cilia Defects Linked to Schizophrenia
Defective cilia in the brain may play a role in some forms of severe schizophrenia, according to a study published in Nature Communications.