Schizophrenia is an often-misunderstood brain disease that affects about 1 percent of the population worldwide. Symptoms can include, but are not limited to: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, and bizarre or inappropriate behavior.
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- Molecular Genetics of Schizophrenia Research study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO seeks sisters and brothers with schizophrenia to participate in a genetic research project.
- Schizophrenia Newsletter featuring schizophrenia resources for mental health professionals, patients, and families.
- Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse - Bibliography One page listing of over 80 publications that address schizophrenia and substance abuse.
- Schizophrenia Bi-Polar Newsletter Learn the facts and theories about schizophrenia and avoid the pitfalls.
- Structural MRI research on schizophrenia. Structural MRI research conducted at the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on schizophrenia.
- Schizophrenia - Are We on the Same Bus? What is schizophrenia and how it impacts daily life.
- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center An academic research center studying causes, manifestations and innovative treatments of schizophrenia. Hosts a brain bank which collects postmortem human brain tissue for research in pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Post doctoral fellowship training program is described.
- Hypoxia - a Neurodevelopmental Cause Brief collation of material which describes effect of prenatal hypoxia and also happens in schizophrenia.
- Genetics of Schizophrenia and Affective Disorder One page published article studying familial factors of schizophrenia and related disorders. Includes bibliography.
- Clinical Trials Listing - Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders Subsection of website describing current treatment and drug studies which offer opportunities to participate in research and qualify for experimental treatment programs.
- Harvard Brain Tissue Center One of few national resources for the collection and distribution of postmortem human brain tissue for research in causes of brain diseases including schizophrenia.
- Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) An NIMH research project that seeks to change the trajectory and prognosis of schizophrenia through coordinated and aggressive treatment in the earliest stages.
- The Nurse Practitioner Role in Psychiatric Nursing Professional paper addressing the rationale for a psychiatric nurse practitioner role and the advantages of this new role. Includes bibliography.
- AMEDEO Literature Guide - Schizophrenia Pfizer sponsored site providing current psychiatric studies and reports from major psychiatric and psychological journals.
- The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia One page article that addresses the theory of increased levels of dopamine in patients who have symptoms of schizophrenia. Bibliography included.
- James Cook University - High Fat/Low Carb Diet Could Combat Schizophrenia A study from Australia suggests that the ketogenic diet may benefit patients with schizophrenia.
- Scientific American - Decoding Schizophrenia A fuller understanding of signaling in the brain of people with this disorder offers new hope for improved therapy.