Tag: Schizophrenia
Risk for Violence Perpetration Up for People With Schizophrenia
Review and meta-analysis show increased risk for violence perpetration for men and women with schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Public Stigma Toward Depression Decreased From 2006 to 2018
In general, change was inconsistent and sometimes regressive -- for example, for dangerousness for schizophrenia
Genetic Links Between Schizophrenia, CVD Explored
Genetic correlations between schizophrenia and CVD close to zero, but schizophrenia liability may increase heart failure risk
COVID-19 Positivity Lower for Some With Psychiatric Disorders
Patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders have increased odds of COVID-19 mortality
Smartphone Intervention Feasible for Severe Mental Illness
Large effect sizes seen for Beck Depression Inventory, Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Psychosocial Interventions Can Help Prevent Schizophrenia Relapse
Benefits seen for family interventions, family psychoeducation, and cognitive behavioral therapy
Pregnancy Complications Higher in Women With Schizophrenia
Women with schizophrenia also experience higher rates of delivery complications and neonatal complications versus women without mental disorders
Schizophrenia Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
Risk higher despite lower infection risk and regardless of sociodemographic and medical factors
Better Attitudes Seen When ‘People With Schizophrenia’ Phrase Used
More authoritarian, more socially restrictive, less benevolent attitudes seen when patients are referred to as 'schizophrenic'
Cognitive Remediation Benefits Patients With Schizophrenia
Benefits include cognitive and functional outcomes even for severely affected patients
