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The Impact Of Music Therapy On Mental Health

Jan 11, 2018 11:41 IST

Here's how music can improve your mental health!
7 Things You Didn't Know About Schizophrenia

Jan 15, 2018 03:13 IST

Living your worst nightmare can be terrifying for any of us but the ones suffering from schizophrenia do that every day. Even in the realm of mental illness, schizophrenia continues to be a taboo and isn't much talked about. Here are 7 things everyone should know about schizophrenia
Magnetic Pulses May Treat Schizophrenics Who 'Hear Voices'

Sep 5, 2017 09:58 IST

People with schizophrenia experience a range of symptoms.One of the best-known is hearing voices, also known as Auditory Verbal Hallucination (AVH). Read the full report here.
New Drug For Treating Schizophrenia Approved

May 19, 2017 11:59 IST

Drug firm Lupin today said it has received US health regulator's approval to market generic version of Seroquel XR tablets, used in the treatment of schizophrenia, in the American market.
First-time fathers' age and schizophrenia risk

Nov 8, 2010 05:00 IST

Men who are relatively older at their first child's birth may be more likely than younger first-time fathers to have a child who eventually develops schizophrenia.
Low vitamin D linked to schizophrenia

Sep 28, 2010 04:46 IST

Newborn babies with low levels of Vitamin D face double the risk of schizophrenia in later life.
Brain activity may predict schizophrenia

Jun 23, 2008 10:54 IST

Changes in brain activities of individuals on being given ketamine drug may predict their vulnerability to schizophrenia.
Marijuana linked to schizophrenia

Aug 1, 2007 01:02 IST

Regular use of cannabis (also known as marijuana, grass or ganja) could increase the risk of developing a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia can be traced through genes

Jul 30, 2007 12:40 IST

Siblings of people suffering from schizophrenia can show certain brain abnormalities, which gradually diminish by early adulthood.
Music eases schizophrenia symptoms

Nov 6, 2006 12:50 IST

Listening to music might help ease depression, anxiety and emotional withdrawal symptoms of schizophrenia.
Epilepsy increases schizophrenia risk

Jun 22, 2005 02:19 IST

History of epilepsy doubles the risk of developing schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like psychosis.
Schizophrenia drug calms children

Feb 27, 2010 04:36 IST

Risperidone appears to be safe and effective for treating disruptive behaviour in children with developmental disorders.
Schizophrenia risk with flu exposure

Feb 26, 2010 12:29 IST

Infants exposed to influenza in the womb during the first half of pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of schizophrenia.
Children of schizophrenic mothers

Feb 27, 2010 10:16 IST

Neurologic abnormalities are common in offspring of mothers with schizophrenia, according to recent research. However, such abnormalities are not usually seen in the offspring of mothers with other mental disorders.
Flu in pregnancy related to schizophrenia

May 12, 2004 03:52 IST

Children born to women who contract the flu during pregnancy appear to have an increased risk for schizophrenia later in life.
Quality of childhood environment

Feb 23, 2010 02:56 IST

An enriched, stimulating environment during childhood reduces the likelihood of developing schizophrenia and criminal behaviour in young adulthood. Although several reports have suggested a link between environmental factors and these mental health problems, few studies have looked at early childhood interventions as a means of preventing them.
Genetic changes in psychotic disorders

Feb 22, 2010 03:56 IST

Two major psychotic illnesses, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), are related disorders that may have similar genetic causes. These findings could lead to a better diagnostic test, early treatment and/or new treatment.
New drug for the treatment of autism

Aug 7, 2002 05:21 IST

Risperidone is a drug prescribed for schizophrenia and other mental problems, it can quiet many of the behavioural problems in children with autism, according to a recent study.
Anxiety disorders may have a genetic cause

Aug 27, 2001 08:44 IST

Anxiety and related disorders, which are the most common psychiatric disorders, may be caused due to an abnormality in a gene, according to a recent Spanish study. The research team led by a geneticist and a psychiatrist has found that anxiety disorders such as panic attack and agoraphobia may be caused due to mutation in a gene in the 15th chromo...
Virus linked to schizophrenia

Jun 19, 2001 08:09 IST

Scientists say that schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterised by changes in thinking and memory function, may be triggered by a virus. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found a link between schizophrenia and viral infection. They tested the cerebro-spinal fluids of schizophrenics and normal individuals. Thirty percent o...