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Boosting thalamic activity could help treat cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia related to altered prefrontal cortex function
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The New York TimesChacku Mathai, a project director with OnTrackNY, thinks about whether, if the perfect antipsychotic existed, he would take it. “My experience is so rich,” he said, “I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
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TIMEDr. Aaron Slan, a fourth-year psychiatry resident at Columbia University describes a patients who was acting like someone who had a schizophrenia spectrum illness, but turned out to have COVID-19.
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New insights into genetic architecture of disease hold promise for improved risk prediction and novel drug design.
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- August 28, 2019
Dr. Gary Brucato, the Center of Prevention and Evaluation's Assistant Director, breaks down some of the early warning signs and symptoms of possible emergent psychotic illness.
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning NetworkAugust 14, 2019This study “adds to a growing literature of using electrophysiological outcomes, including mismatch negativity as predictive biomarkers,” commented Dr. Joshua Kantrowitz.
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- May 31, 2019
In this first episode of Inside Schizophrenia, Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, co-host Gabe Howard and special guest Dr. Ali Mattu explore this often misrepresented mental illness.
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- April 15, 2019
Columbia Psychiatrists suggest that researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and the FDA reconsider placebo-controlled, relapse prevention studies in schizophrenia.
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JAMAApril 10, 2019Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman and colleagues conclude that the time has come to cease the use of placebo in relapse prevention studies and encourage the use of active comparators.
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- March 21, 2019
A new study from Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute offers insight into the development of delusions, which could lead to better treatments for people with psychosis.
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MD MagazineMarch 20, 2019“What happens that leads people to relapse is that many don’t want to stay on medication and they’re not adherent,” says Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman.
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MD ALERTFebruary 28, 2019"I expect that clinicians will change their practices by prescribing fewer benzodiazepines and more antidepressants for people with schizophrenia," Dr. T. Scott Stroup said.
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NewsDayFebruary 23, 2019Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders affect each person differently and vary in severity, said Dr. Lisa Dixon.
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HealioFebruary 21, 2019“The effectiveness of combinations of antipsychotic medications remains unclear; reviews of this treatment strategy agree on the need for further investigation,” Dr. T. Scott Stroup and team wrote.
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