A front-page story appeared in last Sunday’s New York Times about the rampant prescribing of antipsychotic drugs and diagnosing of schizophrenia in nursing homes. A Times investigation found at least 21 percent of nursing home residents–about 225,000 people–are on antipsychotic drugs. Furthermore, one in nine residents have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. “In the general population, …
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Schizophrenia Linked to Cannabis Use Disorder Is Increasing, Study Finds
A study from Denmark shows that schizophrenia associated with cannabis use disorder (marijuana addiction) has increased significantly over the last 25 years. The longitudinal study, which looked at the population of Denmark, found that schizophrenia linked to cannabis use disorder increased from 2% in 1995 to approximately 6% or 8% since 2010. According to the …
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Schizophrenia Second Behind Age as Greatest Risk Factor for COVID-19 Death
A new study finds that people with schizophrenia are nearly three times more likely to die from COVID-19. This association is not due to other comorbidities, such as heart disease, diabetes, and smoking. The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry on January 27, was led by researchers at N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine. It found that …
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Scientists Discover Second Type of Schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School have made a “potentially groundbreaking” discovery, StudyFinds reports. The researchers were the first to discover two distinct neuroanatomical subtypes of schizophrenia. StudyFinds author John Anderer writes: Researchers analyzed the brain scans of over 300 schizophrenia patients to make their discovery. The first variation shows lower volumes of …
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