81. Psych Central: Schizophrenia Symptoms General symptoms of schizophrenia. schizophrenia is characterized by at least 2 of the following symptoms, for at least one month http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx31.htm

Join Us Now! / Sign In Chat Rooms Home ... Pro Schizophrenia SYMPTOMS Schizophrenia is characterized by at least 2 of the following symptoms, for at least one month: Delusions Hallucinations Disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence) Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior Negative symptoms (e.g., a "flattening" of one's emotions, alogia, avolition; see below) (Only one symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices conversing with each other.) For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major areas of functioning such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care are markedly below the level achieved prior to the onset (or when the onset is in childhood or adolescence, failure to achieve expected level of interpersonal, academic, or occupational achievement). Schizoaffective Disorder and Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features have been considered as alternative explanations for the symptoms and have been ruled out. The disturbance must also not be due to the direct physiological effects of use or abuse of a substance (e.g., alcohol, drugs, medications) or a general medical condition. If there is a history of Autistic Disorder or another Pervasive Developmental Disorder, the additional diagnosis of Schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least a month (or less if successfully treated).

82. BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Schizophrenia schizophrenia, a term introduced by Bleuler, names a persistent, often chronic and usually serious mental disorder affecting a variety of aspects of behavior, thinking, and emotion http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/schiz.htm

BehaveNet Join Our Mailing List Email: For Email Newsletters you can trust Movies Opinion Facebook Twitter ... DSM-IV-TR Schizophrenia Schizophrenia , a term introduced by Bleuler , names a persistent, often chronic and usually serious mental disorder affecting a variety of aspects of behavior, thinking, and emotion. Patients with delusions or hallucinations may be described as psychotic . Thinking may be disconnected and illogical. Peculiar behaviors may be associated with social withdrawal and disinterest. Diagnostic criteria for Schizophrenia cautionary statement A. Characteristic symptoms Two (or more) of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month period (or less if successfully treated): delusions hallucinations (3) disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence) (4) grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior negative symptoms , i.e., affective flattening alogia , or avolition Note: Only one Criterion A symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices conversing with each other. B.

83. Cumberland County Chapter Of The SSNS Cumberland County Chapter, support and information page of the schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia. http://eros.lunarpages.com/~openpo2/cumberlandcountychapter.ssns/index.htm

Cumberland County Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of NS Our next chapter meeting is at the Murray Community Centre, Springhill, NS on Sept 21st at 7.00 PM Link to our new phamplet This web site is getting revamped soon Card designed by Mark Patriquin. Used by our local chapter for get well . The Partnership Program is a public awareness program aimed at reducing the stigma and misconceptions attached to the biological illness of the brain called schizophrenia and to those directly affected The client describes living and coping with the disease, and the family member describes the impact on the family unit when a loved one becomes stricken with the disease. The mental health professional provides a clinical overview of schizophrenia and covers the more technical areas of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation needs of those affected. Some picture of first presentation at lions Club in Amherst New Family Education Series: "Strengthening Families Together" Strengthing Families Together is a ten week series which provides information about mental illnesses for families who have a member living with schizophrenia, bi-polar illness, major depression, or obsessive compulsive disorder. It is a series of ten weekly sessions, the first all-Canadian program of its kind in Canada. With generous funding from Astra Zenica Canada, the Schizophrenia Society of Canada developed, produced and piloted the program, and it is now ready to be delivered to families who are coping with a serious mental illness.

84. Dopamine Hypothesis Of Schizophrenia | Serendip's Exchange One page article that addresses the theory of increased levels of dopamine in patients who have symptoms of schizophrenia. Bibliography included. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper2/Frederickson2.html

Home Login playground Playground Activities ... Blogs Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia Submitted by SerendipUpdate on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 10:59am Biology 202 biology brain chemistry ... 1998 Second Web Reports On Serendip The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia Anne Frederickson Schizophrenia is a disease that has plagued societies around the world for centuries, although it was not given its formal name until 1911. It is characterized by the presence of positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms are so named because of the presence of altered behaviors, such as delusions, hallucinations (usually auditory), extreme emotions, excited motor activity, and incoherent thoughts and speech. In contrast, negative symptoms are described as a lack of behaviors, such as emotion, speech, social interaction, and action. These symptoms are by no means concrete. Not all schizophrenic patients will exhibit all or even a majority of these symptoms, and there is some disagreement in the psychiatric community as to the exact diagnostic criteria. In addition, there is a great deal of debate as to the causes of the disease. While some proposed causes have been proven false, such as bad parenting and poor will power , there are many theories that remain. One of the most famous and most debatable is the dopamine hypothesis. The proposed hypothesis states that the brain of schizophrenic patients produces more dopamine than normal brains. It is this increased dopamine that is believed to be responsible for the symptoms of the disease. However, the is much debate in the scientific community as to the exact mechanism by which altered dopamine levels, especially in the prefrontal cortex, striatum, and limbic system, produce schizophrenia. There is much clinical evidense that provides support for the dopamine hypothesis. The first evidense that dopamine may be involved in schizophrenia came from amphetamine users. Amphetamines work by causing the brain to produce more dopamine and have been shown to produce psychotic-like symptoms.

85. Molecular Genetics Of Schizophrenia Research study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO seeks sisters and brothers with schizophrenia to participate in a genetic research project. http://www.psychiatry.wustl.edu/schizo/index.htm

86. Schizophrenia Newsletter featuring schizophrenia resources for mental health professionals, patients, and families. http://athealth.com/FPN_2_32.html

This page on Schizophrenia has been moved. The new link is www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_2_32.html Click here to go to the new page.

87. ADAI Library Bibliographies On Substance Abuse One page listing of over 80 publications that address schizophrenia and substance abuse. http://depts.washington.edu/adai/lib/bibs/ps_175.htm

88. Zomaril Reduces Symptoms Of Schizophrenia And Schizoaffective Disorder One page professional article studying the effects of Zomaril on schizophrenia and related disorders. http://www.docguide.com/dg.nsf/PrintPrint/DAA6AF4233ADD3BD8525683B004D2D1F

To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu Title: Zomaril Reduces Symptoms Of Schizophrenia And Schizoaffective Disorder URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/14D45A.htm Doctor's Guide December 2, 1999 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA December 2, 1999 Titan Pharmaceuticals announced encouraging results from preliminary analysis of study ILP3000, the first large scale, controlled Phase III study of the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug Zomaril (iloperidone) in the treatment of schizophrenia. Zomaril, which has an antagonistic activity on a wide spectrum of brain receptors for dopamine and serotonin, with preferential affinity for 5HT2A serotonin receptors in humans, had previously shown activity against both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, as well as a low liability for inducing extrapyramidal symptoms (movement disorders) in Phase II clinical trials. Analysis of the ILP3000 results indicates that Zomaril statistically significantly reduced the symptoms of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder as measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and confirmed the excellent tolerability profile, including the lack of extrapyramidal symptoms. "We are encouraged by the results of this initial study," stated Dr. Joerg Reinhardt, head of Novartis Pharma Development. "We are well on track in our development of Zomaril as a novel, potential first line therapy for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders."

89. Illuminati Schizophrenia Bipolar Newsletter Learn the facts and theories about schizophrenia and avoid the pitfalls. http://www.voice.50megs.com/

90. Home | Neuroimaging Research Group - UMC Utrecht Structural MRI research conducted at the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on schizophrenia. http://www.smri.nl/

Directions Contact Jobs Home ... Links Home The Neuroimaging Research Group of the Department of Psychiatry at UMC Utrecht studies structural and functional brain maturation in humans throughout life, in health and diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and autism. Studies are aimed at finding genetic and environmental markers of variance in brain structure and function over time. We aim to unravel (patho)-physiology of brain plasticity of human brain throughout life. We develop and implement Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan protocols and processing pipelines. Scans are being acquired for this purpose on the 1.5T, 3T and 7T scanners at our hospital on a daily basis. Processing pipelines exist for volume quantification, DTI, resting-state fMRI, BOLD fMRI, TMS-fMRI, and functional DTI. Cohorts of healthy subjects, patients with psychiatric disorders, and their family members, including monozygotic and dizygotic twins and singleton siblings are followed longitudinally at a 2-5 year interval. To date, the continuously growing database consists of over 3000 MRI brain scans. The Neuroimaging Research Group is based in the Psychiatry Department, Neuroscience Division, of the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), The Netherlands. It is also part of the Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience (RMI), which encompasses many research groups from the UMCU as well as from the Utrecht University.

91. Maryland Psychiatric Research Center An academic research center studying causes, manifestations and innovative treatments of schizophrenia. Hosts a brain bank which collects postmortem human brain tissue for research in pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Post doctoral fellowship training program is described. http://www.mprc.umaryland.edu/

92. Brain, Mind, Schizophrenia And Antipsychotic Drugs Papers on the brain-mind problem, schizophrenia, and neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drugs. http://www.moshersoteria.com/lars/

93. Schizophrenia - The Bearded Lady Disease In support of E.J. Kempf s theory about gender confusion and schizophrenia, the sites offers quotes from scientists and artists, compiled by J. Michael Mahoney. http://www.schizophrenia-thebeardedladydisease.com/

@import url("style/main.css"); About The Book Mankind has long searched for the cause and meaning of madness. The 639 quotations in this book, each followed by an explanatory comment, point inexorably to the factor of unconscious bisexual conflict/gender confusion as forming the basic etiological role in all functional mental illness, including schizophrenia. Since madness has been the instigator of so much suffering and destruction in the world throughout the ages it is vitally important to uncover its mechanisms, for without doing so it will never be possible to eradicate it. This volume provides numerous documented case histories and theoretical constructs which clearly illuminate the origins of madness. Furthermore, it is interesting and challenging reading and an excellent source for future research. Memoirs of My Nervous Illness only such It is doubtful Dr. Schreber realized that the profound truth contained in his observation about the cause of mental illness in men applies equally to women by simply reversing the gender roles in his statement. J. Michael Mahoney

94. GENETICS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND AFFECTIVE DISORDER One page published article studying familial factors of schizophrenia and related disorders. Includes bibliography. http://www.priory.com/psych/genetics.htm

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND AFFECTIVE DISORDER GENETICS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND AFFECTIVE DISORDER - AN OVERLAP Shashjit Lal Varma , MBBS, MD, PhD, Consultant Psychiatrist, Grampians Psychiatric Services, Ballarat Base Hospital, PO Box - 577, Ballarat 3353, Victoria, Australia Version 1.1 First Published February 1997 Introduction Numerous studies have established the familial aggregation of schizophrenia and that familial factors that predispose to schizophrenia also predispose to other schizophrenia related disorders. Kraepelin proposed that schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis were two distinct disorders but since then with abundance of literature on this subject pouring in, the theory is being challenged quite frequently. The number of studies which support the Kraepelinian view of psychosis exceed those which do not. The proponents of continuum theory propose a continuum from unipolar to bipolar disorder to schizoaffective psychosis and right up to schizophrenia. Another hypothesis proposed is that schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are two distinct entities and that unipolar and schizoaffective disorders are expressed in the relatives of patients in both the categories (Gershon et al, 1988). Family Studies Rudin (1916) reported that although the risk for schizophrenia for an individual was high (6.2%) if they had a close relative with schizophrenia, it was higher if the ill relative had a non-schizophrenic (mostly affective) psychosis (8.2%) or alcoholism (7.8%). He also found almost equal numbers of relatives with affective disorder and relatives with schizophrenia in the families of his schizophrenic probands. On the other hand, among the psychotic relatives of Odegaard's (1972) manic depressive probands, 19% were diagnosed as schizophrenic, indicating that the co-occurrence may run in both directions.

95. Decoding Schizophrenia: Scientific American A fuller understanding of signaling in the brain of people with this disorder offers new hope for improved therapy. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=decoding-schizophrenia

96. Www.paranoidschizophrenia.co.uk A sufferer from paranoid schizophrenia since 1994, this site details his voyage through schizophrenia and his book, The Layman s Guide to Prince Charles s Dog. http://paranoidschizophrenia.co.uk

www.paranoidschizophrenia.co.uk Hello! My name is Clive Travis aka Dr C.H.Labrador and I am a paranoid schizophrenic. What does that mean? Basically it means I have to take a drug otherwise I soon find myself in hospital. Almost without exception I have emerged suicidally depressed. As you can imagine there is a bit more to it though. Hence I have written a book: Looking for Prince Charles's Dog . I hope you are now suitably intrigued. This website is intended to promote my book, which I shall approach publishers with this year. I also hope to have a launch party. To find out more click here The above number of people have visited this site. Free Caroline Lavelle download available Emergency Phone Numbers www.paranoidschizophrenia.co.uk . Email info@paranoidschizophrenia.co.uk Web design by Page City - Part of Virtual Online Solutions Ltd

97. Schizophrenia Diaries Writings based on a diary of a schizophrenic, James Caldwell. Also accepts stories of others suffering from, and recovery of, schizophrenia as well as information about the disease. http://www.schizophreniadiaries.com

98. Schizophrenia & Shamanism Suggests that perhaps the methods that shamans use to control their consciousness can work for people in the western world that suffer from schizophrenia and manic depression. http://www.crowcity.co.uk/mad/

Schizophrenia and Shamanism Well, we've all been there. Thinking everyone knows what we're thinking, thinking we're directly responsible for events anywhere in the world. Maybe seeing and hearing weird stuff. Maybe you feel that you've died and are wandering, lost, in the Underworld. It's like you've got a new consciousness and an awareness of the interconnectedness of everything. And it all seems more real than anything ever did before. So what's going on? This situation is nothing new. Amongst all peoples throughout the world, 1% of the population has found themselves in this strange and terrifying place. Amongst indigenous peoples, the individual is considered to be experiencing a shamanic initiation and is taken under the wing of the local shaman. The shaman then teaches the apprentice to live with the new consciousness, and to use it to visit the spirit world, usually to find cures for the tribe members. This site suggests that perhaps the methods that these shamans use to control their new consciousness can work for people in the western world that suffer from so-called schizophrenia and manic depression. Evolving Minds is an undercurrents.org (video activism) project and has some excellent ideas about psychosis and spirituality. It also features this website! Totally recommended and only £9.50. Includes exclusive footage of British army experiments with LSD.

99. Support In Mind Scotland | Action For People Affected By Mental Health An educational and support organisation for families and friends of people with schizophrenia. Includes news, forums, and support for coping with mental illness. http://www.nsfscot.org.uk/

User login Username: Password: Request new password Become A Member Give A Donation Primary links About Us The Story So Far Mission, Values and Beliefs Annual Report ... Contact Us Welcome to Support in Mind Scotland Support in Mind Scotland works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people affected by serious mental illness. This includes those who are family members, carers and supporters. We seek to support and empower all those affected by mental illness. Can We Help? Can we help? Do you need urgent help or advice? Fundraising Download our latest Newsletter Questions people often ask... What are the main welfare benefits that a person with mental illness can apply for? Do carers and relatives have the right to information about a patient? Can a person see their medical notes? more ... Contact

100. Schizophrenia Society Of Alberta - A Non-profit Charity Dedicated To Individuals A non-profit organization focused on personal and organizational advocacy, education, self-help, and research in the area of schizophrenia. Includes local chapters, newsletters, and information about schizophrenia. http://www.schizophrenia.ab.ca/

HOME ABOUT US ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOSIS MEMBERSHIP ... CONTACT WELCOME! The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta (SSA) is a registered charity established in 1980. We are the only non-profit in Alberta dedicated to individuals with schizophrenia and their loved ones. OUR MISSION Is to improve the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis through education, support programs, public policy and research. To learn more about schizophrenia and psychosis click here. To learn more about the Iris, our official flower of hope, click here. WIN A VOTE! The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta has the opportunity to be one of three charities that will receive donations of $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000 from the Kiani Foundation . These donations are awarded to the three charities that receive the most votes on www.winavote.com There are no charges, costs or obligations for the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta to participate in this contest, or for our supporters to cast their votes. One vote every 24 hours can be received from each email account. The charities with the highest number of votes will receive the donations, so get everyone you know voting daily; friends, family and colleagues! With your support much needed funds can be made available!

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