Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: Facts, Research and Treatments
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Schizophrenia is a devastating brain disorder - the most chronic and disabling of the severe mental illnesses. The first signs of schizophrenia, which typically emerge in young people in their teens or twenties, are confusing and often shocking

Schizophrenia: Drugs, Treatments
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More problematic with the long-term use of older antipsychotic drugs is the development of a disorder known as tardive dyskinesia (TD), a disorder that causes involuntary movements. Patients with TD may frequently grimace, frown, smirk or experience

Schizophrenia: Antipsychotics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Reality and imagination become one for people suffering with schizophrenia. Getting back to reality relies on potent medication and various forms of talk therapy. About one out of a hundred people in this country develops schizophrenia during his or her

Clozaril: Schizophrenia Drug
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
This is a story about a drug called Clozaril (clozapine), which, on one hand, has the ability to release thousands of the sickest schizophrenic patients like Claudia from mental institutions, but on the other hand is associated with a potentially fatal

Childhood Schizophrenia
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Fortunately, schizophrenia is rare in children, affecting only about 1 in 40,000. The average age of onset is 18 in men and 25 in women. Ranking among the top 10 causes of disability worldwide, schizophrenia, at any age, exacts a heavy toll on patients

Schizophrenia Psychosocial Treatment
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Numerous studies have found that psychosocial treatments can help patients who are already stabilized on antipsychotic medications deal with certain aspects of schizophrenia, such as difficulty with communication, motivation, self-care, work, and establis

Schizophrenia Treatment: Antipsychotic Medications
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Because the causes of schizophrenia are still unknown, current treatments focus on eliminating the symptoms of the disease. Antipsychotic medications have been available since the mid-1950s.

What causes schizophrenia?
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Like many other illnesses, schizophrenia is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. All the tools of modern science are being used to search for the causes of this disorder.

What is schizophrenia?
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has been recognized throughout recorded history. It affects about 1 percent of Americans. People with schizophrenia may hear voices other people don't hear or they may believe

Schizophrenia: What's in a name?
Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Patients, Families and Caregivers
by Steven Jones, Ph.D., Peter Hayward, Ph.D.
The only book written specifically for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, as well as their carers and loved ones, this empowering book takes a sensitive, respectful and understanding approach to the condition.

How is Schizophrenia Treated, Mortality Rates and Further Information
by Rethink
Schizophrenia is best treated using a combination of medication and talking therapies. When you are first diagnosed with schizophrenia one of your first priorities may be finding the right treatment. You may wish to consider medication.

How is Schizophrenia Caused?
by Rethink
Most scientists believe that psychiatric disorders are usually the produces of multiple interacting causal factors. Studies of significant causes and processes in the development of mental illness have found physical, mental, enviornmental and emotional

Symptoms of Schizophrenia
by Rethink
The symptoms of schizophrenia can be divided into two groups; positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms are those that are in addition to normal experiences and that people without schizophrenia will rarely experience. Negative symptoms those that

Schizophrenia: Introduction
by Rethink
Schizophrenia is an illness that can be treated, One in a hundred people will experience schizophrenia during their lifetime, The majority of people with schizophrenia will lead ordinary lives. Schizophrenia is a mental illness.