Tag: Schizophrenia
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
Model May ID Schizophrenia Cases by DNA Methylation in Blood
CoRSIV-based model, with a positive predictive value of 80 percent, surpassed the performance of a model based on polygenic risk score
Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Brain Changes
Polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia linked to structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Acceptability of Assessment App Low in Schizophrenia Patients
Thirty-one percent of participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders installed app; app remained installed in 70 percent
Movement Disorders May Affect Exercise in Patients With Psychosis
Parkinsonism linked to significantly decreased physical activity, increased sedentary behavior in patients with schizophrenia
Care Disparities Seen for COVID-19 Patients With, Without Schizophrenia
Increased in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 patients with schizophrenia versus those without severe mental illness
Risk for Dementia Diagnosis Up for Seniors With Schizophrenia
Incidence of dementia increased at age 66 and 80 years for those with schizophrenia versus those without serious mental illness
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack Death
Those with severe mental illness also less likely to receive revascularization
E-Cigarettes May Help Smokers With Schizophrenia Cut Tobacco Smoking
Findings seen at week 12 in a small, single-arm, pilot study of patients with schizophrenia who did not intend to quit smoking
