Schizophrenia In the News

BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) Hosts “Lunch and Learn” for Provincial MLAs

BC Schizophrenia Society representatives and supporters hosted an exciting “Lunch and Learn” event October 9th, 2014 for BC MLAs.

Recently retired police chief Jamie Graham, prominent psychiatrist Dr. Bill McEwan, and parents and educators Bill …

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The Fortunate Mother: Caring for a son with schizophrenia – USA TODAY

USA TODAYThe Fortunate Mother: Caring for a son with schizophreniaUSA TODAYLaura Pogliano calls herself lucky even though Zac, her dear boy, has lived all his young adult life with schizophrenia. Her gratitude makes sense only when you consider the sta…

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Living With Schizophrenia: The Importance of Routine – New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)Living With Schizophrenia: The Importance of RoutineNew York Times (blog)I can remember the early days of having schizophrenia. I was so afraid of the implications of subtle body language, like a lingering millisecond of eye contac…

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Trumpeter with paranoid schizophrenia leads rousing set at Detroit Jazz Festival – New Baltimore Voice Newspapers

Trumpeter with paranoid schizophrenia leads rousing set at Detroit Jazz FestivalNew Baltimore Voice NewspapersSchizophrenia is probably the most frightening and potentially crippling of mental illnesses. It affects less than 1 percent of the U.S. popul…

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A switchboard in the brain could unlock treatments for autism and schizophrenia – Washington Post

Science CodexA switchboard in the brain could unlock treatments for autism and schizophreniaWashington PostIn some disorders, particularly autism and schizophrenia, this ability is disrupted. The brain has difficulty keeping internal and external input…

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Perpetuating Schizophrenia’s Stigma – New York Times

Perpetuating Schizophrenia's StigmaNew York TimesSchizophrenia, which affects 1 percent of the population and emerges in the late teens to early 20s, is deeply misunderstood. People who suffer from it are often suspected of being dangerous, but thi…

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2014 Moving Lives Forward Award Results

Student seeks understanding of schizophrenia – Washington Post

Student seeks understanding of schizophreniaWashington PostWASHINGTON — Dreonna Richardson is 18 years old. She's just graduated from Ballou Senior High school in Southeast Washington. She's gentle and quiet but she notices a lot. She hasn&#3…

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Psychiatry department lecture to feature schizophrenia expert – MSUToday

MSUTodayPsychiatry department lecture to feature schizophrenia expertMSUTodayHe has written several books on schizophrenia and related topics in psychiatry. He has also published more than 350 original articles, book chapters, and abstracts and is a se…

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Researchers find a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and autism – Medical News Today

Medical DailyResearchers find a genetic overlap between schizophrenia and autismMedical News TodayResearchers have identified mutations in genes that control epigenetic regulation, which may contribute to both schizophrenia and autism. Schizophrenia af…

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