Omega-3 may prevent schizophrenia.
Omega-3 fatty acids may delay or prevent the onset of schizophrenia among young people at risk of developing the illness, according to research into the benefits of fish oil led by Professor Paul Amminger, who now works with the Orygen Research Centre in Melbourne. If these findings are confirmed...

Relationships between antipsychotic medication and anthropometric measurements in patients with schizophrenia attending a psychiatric clinic in Malaysia.
Abstract Objectives: To examine the relationship between antipsychotic use and obesity among patients with schizophrenia. Participants and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Patients who fulfilled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition) diagnosis of schizophrenia were included in this study. Demographic...

Who cares for the caregivers? Families and schizophrenia in Hong Kong.
The March 2008 issue of the Journal focuses on family experiences. Two authors have generously contributed their first person accounts of their intimate knowledge of schizophrenia, one who has lived with the illness since she was 17 and the other whose brother has been ill for many years. (1,2)...

First person account of schizophrenia: a carer's perspective.
The following article is a first person account written by the sister of someone with schizophrenia. My brother has schizophrenia. He is the youngest of the family. I am the oldest and I have two sisters. My father was a civil servant. My mother stopped work after...

Rare mutations tied to schizophrenia.
DNA mutations that likely disrupt brain development occur at relatively high rates in people with schizophrenia, according to data jointly reported by two research teams. These genetic mutations, many of which are critically situated in genes that have been implicated in various facets of brain development, were...

Validation of the Chinese version of the involvement evaluation questionnaire.
Abstract Objective: To validate the Chinese version of the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire in assessing the caregiving experience for carers of patients with schizophrenia. Participants and Methods: The Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire was translated into Chinese and back-translated to English. Two hundred and one patients with schizophrenia...

Epic genetics: genes' chemical clothes may underlie the biology behind mental illness.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In research circles the debate is settled. Psychiatric illnesses are disorders rooted in biology. As convincing as the evidence is, mysteries still fog our understanding of mental illnesses. Yes, the disorders stem from problems in the brain, but "on the other hand, for...

Combination of electroconvulsive therapy and clozapine in the treatment of malignant catatonia: a case report.
Abstract A woman with treatment-resistant mania and malignant catatonia failed to respond to several of the conventional treatments including electroconvulsive therapy but showed a marked response to a combination of clozapine (250 mg daily) and electroconvulsive therapy within a few days of initiating treatment. Key...

Integrated care works best against mental illness.
Patients with serious mental disorders will be best served when psychiatrists start thinking like primary care physicians, and primary care physicians start thinking like psychiatrists, experts said at a forum on integrating physical and mental health care. 'There has always been this disconnect between what we think...

Atypical antipsychotic approved for treatment Of bipolar I disorder in adolescent patients.
Senior Writer The Food and Drug Administration has approved the atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole (Ability) for the treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents. The 4-week, multicenter U.S. study that led to the approval compared two fixed doses...