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Nicotine Could Help Schizophrenics Lead More Normal Lives

Smoking is still a very dangerous way to get the chemical, though Smoking may cause cancer and brain damage -- and even damage electronics -- but one of the primary chemicals in cigarette smoke, nicotine, holds promise …
SCHIZOPHRENIA IS TWICE AS COMMON AS HIV/AIDS, BUT MOST AMERICANS MISINFORMED

A new survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) suggests that twice as many Americans live with schizophrenia than with HIV/AIDS, but that most Americans are unfamiliar with the disorder. "Americans are n…
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What We Know ... and Don't Know About SchizophreniaThe Schizophrenia Research Forum has a good article this week on "what we know and don't know about schizophrenia".It summarizes some of the general areas of knowledge i…
Predisposition to Schizophrenia May Have Adaptive Benefit to Society

John Nash, Ph.D. is a shining example of "recovery", which is an idea focusing on "a patient's attributes and aptitudes rather than on pathology". Although never "cured" of schizophrenia, he is considered to be proof tha…
Virtual Reality Version of Schizophrenia Experience

Both the New York Times and Wired magazine have recently written articles on the Janssen Pharmaceuticals virtual reality schizophrenia experience (which has been around for about a decade) that was recently demonstrated …
Narsad ( the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) has a link to a site with some good quizzes where you can test your knowledge on certain disorders, alcohol and substance abuse, and suicide. i…
more myths & facts

Myth: People with schizophrenia are developmentally delayed.Fact: People with schizophrenia are NOT developmentally delayed. This myth has its basis in the treatment programs in the 1960s. During this period, people with…
People with Schizophrenia Exhibit Artwork

Australia News Corporation reported the following this week:The link between mental sickness like schizophrenia and artistic creation goes back a long way. Vincent Van Gogh is just one example, although it's a matter for…
The Impact of Stress on the Brain, and SchizophreniaA new study summarized on Schizophrenia Research Forum (a web site for schizophrenia researchers) suggests that neuroscientists may be starting to understand how stress…