Patients with schizophrenia who fail to respond to standard antipsychotic medications have better outcomes if they begin taking the drug clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic drug, instead of moving on to another standard …
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The Biggest Taboo in American Politics: Mental Illness
In an expose for Politico Magazine, journalist Alex Thompson suggested that as the old political taboos, campaign deal breakers and electoral glass ceilings of American politics crumble, mental illness now remains the single …
Adults with Schizophrenia at Greater Risk of Premature Death …
Adults with schizophrenia are 3.5 times more likely to die prematurely, particularly from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, compared to the average.
Research Gives Clues to Why Some Benefit More From Drug for …
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Some people with bipolar disorder do not respond as well as others to the standby drug lithium, and a new study hints at why that may be so.
People With Schizophrenia Face Much Higher Risk of Early Death …
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) — American adults with schizophrenia face a much higher risk of an early death, particularly from heart and lung diseases associated with smoking, a new study finds. The rise …