News tagged with psychotic patients


High levels of glutamate in brain may kick-start schizophrenia

An excess of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate may cause a transition to psychosis in people who are at risk for schizophrenia, reports a study from investigators at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) published ...

Neuroscience created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new drug target for schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine may have discovered why certain drugs to treat schizophrenia are ineffective in some patients. Published online in Nature Neuroscience, the research will p ...

Neuroscience created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research links childhood trauma to schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Urinary tract infections 29 times more likely in schizophrenia relapse

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is Facebook a factor in psychotic symptoms?

As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships. Computer communications ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ER visits persist for children with mental health problems despite regular outpatient care

Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists have found that having a regular outpatient mental health provider may not be enough to prevent children and teens with behavioral problems from repeatedly ending up in the emergency ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychiatric wait times in emergency departments

Patients with mental illness visiting emergency departments in Ontario have shorter waits to see a doctor during crowded periods and only slightly longer waits during less busy periods, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Push underway to cut drugs for dementia patients

Day after day, Hazel Eng sat on her couch, a blank stare on her face. The powerful antipsychotics she was taking often cloaked her in sedation. And when they didn't, the 89-year-old lashed out at her nursing home's aides ...

Medications created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0