Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation

Association stronger in most recent decades and among those with schizophrenia

Increased rates of glucocorticoid prescription or flare, escalation, death for those with clinical activity, symptoms of a common mental disorder

Moderate associations seen with anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder, but not substance use disorder

Women, including those with mental illness, had a lower risk for self-harm during pregnancy; adolescents had highest risk for self-harm in pregnancy

10- and 30-year CV risk significantly higher in patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder

Reduction seen in rate of change in modifiable cardiovascular risk, but most changes in individual modifiable risk factors were not significant

Decreased risk for psychosis seen in those receiving rehabilitation treatment for amphetamine misuse during deferred prosecution

63.0 percent of patients reached full remission at day three; remission remained high at 69.5 percent at week six

Struggles include finding the right medication and medication side effects

In general, change was inconsistent and sometimes regressive -- for example, for dangerousness for schizophrenia