It's the hallucinations and delusions associated with schizophrenia that typically attract discussion and research. However, patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia also exhibit deficits in memory and perception and, importantly, the severity of these is predictive of quality of life, social functioning and autonomy. How can these cognitive deficits be helped? Researchers have found some succe
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August 4, 2010
July 22, 2010
A rare glimpse of childhood schizophrenia
The LA Times has an article and video about a young girl who has one of the very rare cases of childhood schizophrenia. In this instance, it is particularly unusual because the affected child is only six years old.One of the biggest mysteries in psychiatry is why psychosis, the occurrence of delusions and hallucinations, doesn't typically first appear until about 17 years of age for males and abo
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March 2, 2010
Long-Time Cannabis Use Associated With Psychosis
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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February 3, 2010
Cognitive Impairment and Schizophrenia
Time to act like a big boy again...When you hear the word "schizophrenia," what comes to mind? Frequently, people imagine someone who has auditory hallucinations (e.g., a voice keeping a running commentary on the person's behavior) or bizarre delusions, such as having thoughts broadcasted to others.When mental health professionals discuss the disorder, the most commo
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June 11, 2009
Bullied Children ‘Four Times More Likely To Develop Psychosis’
Children who are bullied at school are up to four times more likely than their peers to develop psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions and paranoia - and the more severe the bullying the more severe the symptoms.
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May 8, 2009
Children Who Suffered Bullying Are More Likely To Develop Psychotic Symptoms In Early Adolescence
A report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry (one of the JAMA/Archives journals) indicates that children who have been mistreated over and over again by peers seem more prone to suffer from psychotic symptoms in early adolescence. Background facts sustained in the report demonstrate that hallucinations and delusions are common in childhood and adulthood and are characteristic s
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