PinterestStudy illustrates benefits of talk therapy
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- Published on Saturday, 03 November 2012 15:13
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A study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has disproved what mental health professionals have believed for decades—that talk therapy to treat schizophrenia is completely ineffective.
Up to half of patients with severe cases of schizophrenia experience residual symptoms or are unable to tolerate medication side effects. However, this new study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, offers hope for these patients by showing that talk therapy has a significant impact for treating those with schizophrenia.
In their research, Paul Grant, PhD, and Aaron Beck, MD, and colleagues concentrated on improving the global functioning of patients with severe schizophrenia. They found that these patients have the same goals as people with other psychiatric disorders: They want to be independent, productive, and have good relationships. Researchers helped patients move slowly towards obtaining these long- and short-term goals through recovery-oriented cognitive therapy treatment once a week.
Heart attack more likely in those with schizophrenia: Study
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- Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 11:15
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Are schizophrenia patients more in danger from a heart attack than the general population? According to scientists from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto, Ontario, the risk of death from a heart attack is indeed higher in those with schizophrenia.
In general, factors such as smoking, a higher occurrence of diabetes, and other issues associated with antipsychotic medications mean those living with schizophrenia have an average lifespan 20 years shorter than the general population. As well, those with the illness tend to not make necessary lifestyle changes after a cardiac condition to improve their health.
New de novo genetic mutations in schizophrenia identified
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- Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 11:06
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Dozens of new spontaneous genetic mutations playing a major role in the development of schizophrenia have been identified, contributing to the growing number of genetic variants that make up the illness.
The discovery was made by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) who conducted the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. Findings were published in the journal Nature Genetics.
