Genetics and the mystery of Schizophrenia: What lies ahead .
... receptor for the neurotransmitter Glutamate. Partial deletion of the gene encoding a form of the NMDA causes effects that mimic PCC administration. If SZ involves decreased NDMA receptor activity, drugs that activate this receptor might be helpful. But designing these drugs is not simple, because Gl ...
... receptor for the neurotransmitter Glutamate. Partial deletion of the gene encoding a form of the NMDA causes effects that mimic PCC administration. If SZ involves decreased NDMA receptor activity, drugs that activate this receptor might be helpful. But designing these drugs is not simple, because Gl ...
Schizophrenia
... • Dissociative Identity Disorder • Multiple Personality Disorder • When 2 or more personalities are present within the same individual ...
... • Dissociative Identity Disorder • Multiple Personality Disorder • When 2 or more personalities are present within the same individual ...
Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders
... Postmortem studies suggest increased numbers of D2 receptors in striatum (but may be due to exposure to antipsychotic drugs) The striatum is a motor control region: may be the wrong site Schizophrenia may be related to D4 or D3 receptors ...
... Postmortem studies suggest increased numbers of D2 receptors in striatum (but may be due to exposure to antipsychotic drugs) The striatum is a motor control region: may be the wrong site Schizophrenia may be related to D4 or D3 receptors ...
Antipsychotic Medications
... Seem to act differently in different patients, unlike the more conventional drugs Optimal doses change dependent on patient May not work as fast as conventional neuroleptics for acutely psychotic, aggressive, agitated patients that require rapid sedation ...
... Seem to act differently in different patients, unlike the more conventional drugs Optimal doses change dependent on patient May not work as fast as conventional neuroleptics for acutely psychotic, aggressive, agitated patients that require rapid sedation ...
Schizophrenia
... controlled CAT scan study and found significant enlargement of the ventricles in schizophrenics compared to controls. ...
... controlled CAT scan study and found significant enlargement of the ventricles in schizophrenics compared to controls. ...
Schizophrenia
... When schizophrenia is slow to develop (chronic/process), usually displaying negative symptoms, recovery is doubtful. When schizophrenia rapidly develops (acute/reactive), usually showing positive symptoms, recovery is better. ...
... When schizophrenia is slow to develop (chronic/process), usually displaying negative symptoms, recovery is doubtful. When schizophrenia rapidly develops (acute/reactive), usually showing positive symptoms, recovery is better. ...
stress - International Association of Psychiatric Nurses of Nigeria
... Child of two parents with schizophrenia Monozygotic twin of a schizophrenia patient ...
... Child of two parents with schizophrenia Monozygotic twin of a schizophrenia patient ...
Chemotherapy
... However, genes are not the only influence A gene has not been located for schizophrenia ...
... However, genes are not the only influence A gene has not been located for schizophrenia ...
Schizophrenia - cloudfront.net
... history of autistic disorder or another pervasive development disorder, the diagnosis of schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least a month (or less if successfully treated). ...
... history of autistic disorder or another pervasive development disorder, the diagnosis of schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least a month (or less if successfully treated). ...
delusion of grandeur
... grandiose: inflated sense of self-worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person ...
... grandiose: inflated sense of self-worth, power, knowledge, identity, or special relationship to a deity or famous person ...
Schizophrenia - Pharmacotherapy
... List the three categories of symptoms seen in schizophrenia and give examples of each. ...
... List the three categories of symptoms seen in schizophrenia and give examples of each. ...
Schizophrenia
... * Biology involves the mesolimbic system and prefrontal lobes * The Dopamine Hypothesis suggests that there are massive amounts of NE and Dopamine similar to what occurs in amphetamine psychosis. * OR, the dopamine receptors are over-sensitive or there are more of them ...
... * Biology involves the mesolimbic system and prefrontal lobes * The Dopamine Hypothesis suggests that there are massive amounts of NE and Dopamine similar to what occurs in amphetamine psychosis. * OR, the dopamine receptors are over-sensitive or there are more of them ...
of schizophrenia
... * Biology involves the mesolimbic system and prefrontal lobes * The Dopamine Hypothesis suggests that there are massive amounts of NE and Dopamine similar to what occurs in amphetamine psychosis. * OR, the dopamine receptors are over-sensitive or there are more of them ...
... * Biology involves the mesolimbic system and prefrontal lobes * The Dopamine Hypothesis suggests that there are massive amounts of NE and Dopamine similar to what occurs in amphetamine psychosis. * OR, the dopamine receptors are over-sensitive or there are more of them ...
Chapter 16a
... Heritability: statistic which gives an estimate of the total variance in a trait that is attributable to genetic variation in a group Maximum value of the estimate is 1.0 (which is equivalent ...
... Heritability: statistic which gives an estimate of the total variance in a trait that is attributable to genetic variation in a group Maximum value of the estimate is 1.0 (which is equivalent ...
Drugs Used to Treat Schizophrenia
... improvements in positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Extrapyramidal side effects are only rarely observed. Results suggest olanzapine may be more effective and better tolerated than traditional antipsychotics in less severely impaired patients. ...
... improvements in positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Extrapyramidal side effects are only rarely observed. Results suggest olanzapine may be more effective and better tolerated than traditional antipsychotics in less severely impaired patients. ...
Feedback on Schizophrenia mini mock
... know whether they are receiving the real antipsychotic medication or a placebo. This is so measurement of their behaviour in response to the medication will be more valid- they cannot consciously or unconsciously work out what the researcher expects to find and change their behaviour. ...
... know whether they are receiving the real antipsychotic medication or a placebo. This is so measurement of their behaviour in response to the medication will be more valid- they cannot consciously or unconsciously work out what the researcher expects to find and change their behaviour. ...
GP Paper Draft 2
... is reduced due to suicide, accidents, and otherwise preventable diseases (that were not prevented due to poor self-care, unhealthy lifestyles, and inadequate medical care)” (Nemade 2009). ...
... is reduced due to suicide, accidents, and otherwise preventable diseases (that were not prevented due to poor self-care, unhealthy lifestyles, and inadequate medical care)” (Nemade 2009). ...
Psychological Disorders (Chapter 16)
... to kill me or bury me alive; their terror controls my behavior.” “I also have visual hallucinations in which I see things that apparently no one else sees. I look at people's faces and they suddenly disintegrate or are so distorted that they appear in horrifying form, wicked,and I see the evilness o ...
... to kill me or bury me alive; their terror controls my behavior.” “I also have visual hallucinations in which I see things that apparently no one else sees. I look at people's faces and they suddenly disintegrate or are so distorted that they appear in horrifying form, wicked,and I see the evilness o ...
Presentation - people.vcu.edu
... Developing Alternative Diagnostic Pathways Dysregulation of micro-RNAs in neurodevelopment as a predictive mechanism for diagnosing schizophrenia ...
... Developing Alternative Diagnostic Pathways Dysregulation of micro-RNAs in neurodevelopment as a predictive mechanism for diagnosing schizophrenia ...
Intro Psych March14
... to kill me or bury me alive; their terror controls my behavior.” “I also have visual hallucinations in which I see things that apparently no one else sees. I look at people's faces and they suddenly disintegrate or are so distorted that they appear in horrifying form, wicked,and I see the evilness o ...
... to kill me or bury me alive; their terror controls my behavior.” “I also have visual hallucinations in which I see things that apparently no one else sees. I look at people's faces and they suddenly disintegrate or are so distorted that they appear in horrifying form, wicked,and I see the evilness o ...
Schizophrenia5
... sixteen years then and since my disturbance remains without any change. I was treated by best psychiatrist of my country and Russian. At the beginning they think I have depersonalization disorder but then they changed their opinion and now think that I have “schizophrenic ego-dysfunction”. Of course ...
... sixteen years then and since my disturbance remains without any change. I was treated by best psychiatrist of my country and Russian. At the beginning they think I have depersonalization disorder but then they changed their opinion and now think that I have “schizophrenic ego-dysfunction”. Of course ...
Mechanisms of schizophrenia
The underlying mechanisms of schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of the processes of thinking and of emotional responsiveness, are complex. A number of theories attempt to explain the link between altered brain function and schizophrenia, the most important of which are the dopamine hypothesis and the glutamate hypothesis. Note that these theories are separate from the causes of schizophrenia, which deal with actual starting points of the illness instead, e.g. genetic and environmental factors. The current theories attempt to explain how changes in brain functioning can contribute to symptoms of the disease.