Bipolar Like Me - Cannabis is linked to schizophrenia in predisposed individuals

Antipsychotic Medications

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Medications for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders A person who is psychotic is out of touch with reality. People with psychosis may hear "voices" or have strange and illogical ideas (for example, thinking that others can hear ... Read more... »

A Troubled Childhood

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I started out as a very troubled child. I had many problems and brushes with the law because of it. I was constantly battling my parents because I thought I was always right. School ... Read more... »

Only 16

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I am currently 16 years old and live in New Jersey. When I was 6 years old, my parents got a divorce and I moved around New Jersey and New York State a few times. ... Read more... »

Losing My Mind

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I was born three months premature, along with my twin sister. I guess you could say that I was a fighter from the start, weighing in at only 1 lb. 9 oz. I was ... Read more... »

Schizophrenia’s Voice

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I would perhaps start with explaining that everything that I say is honest and true, the reason being that some of it may be unbelievable, but then I find many of the stories I have ... Read more... »

Do People Inherit Schizophrenia?

Monday, April 17th, 2006

One possible cause of schizophrenia may be heredity, or genetics. Researchers believe that some people may inherit a tendency to schizophrenia. In fact, the disorder tends to run in families, but only among blood relatives. People ... Read more... »

Frequently Asked Questions about Schizophrenia

Monday, April 17th, 2006

What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental illness, but is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "brain disease." It is officially classified by researchers as a mental disorder, not a medical disease, because there is no ... Read more... »

Undifferentiated Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

The undifferentiated subtype is diagnosed when people have symptoms of schizophrenia that are not sufficiently formed or specific enough to permit classification of the illness into one of the other subtypes. The symptoms of any ... Read more... »

Residual Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

This subtype is diagnosed when the patient no longer displays prominent symptoms. In such cases, the schizophrenic symptoms generally have lessened in severity. Hallucinations, delusions or idiosyncratic behaviors may still be present, but their ... Read more... »

Post-Schizophrenic Depression

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Post-schizophrenia depression describes a depressive episode that arises in the aftermath of a schizophrenic illness. Some schizophrenic symptoms may still be present but no longer dominate the clinical picture. These persisting schizophrenic symptoms may ... Read more... »

Catatonic Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

The predominant clinical features seen in the catatonic subtype of schizophrenia involve disturbances in a person's movement. Affected people may exhibit a dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops, as in ... Read more... »

Disorganized Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

As the name implies, this subtype's predominant feature is disorganization of the thought processes. As a rule, hallucinations and delusions are less pronounced, although there may be some evidence of these symptoms. These people may ... Read more... »

Paranoid Schizophrenia

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

The defining feature of the paranoid subtype is the presence of auditory hallucinations or prominent delusional thoughts about persecution or conspiracy. However, people with this subtype may be more functional in their ability to work ... Read more... »

Cannabis is linked to schizophrenia in predisposed individuals

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

Cannabis has long been thought to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. However, the evidence is still not fully conclusive. The first study on schizophrenia and cannabis took place in Jamaica in the 1960, when ... Read more... »

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