Abnormal Brain Network Interaction Associated With Positive Symptoms in Drug-Naive Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia [PDF]
Positive symptoms are marked features of schizophrenia, and emerging evidence has suggested that abnormalities of the brain network underlying these symptoms may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of the disease.
Liu Yuan +20 more
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Interoception and Positive Symptoms in Schizophrenia [PDF]
The present study focuses on the multifaceted concept of self-disturbance in schizophrenia, adding knowledge about a not yet investigated aspect, which is the interoceptive accuracy. Starting from the assumption that interoceptive accuracy requires an intact sense of self, which otherwise was proved to be altered in schizophrenia, the aim of the ...
Martina Ardizzi +8 more
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A Repeated Time-to-Positive Symptoms Improvement among Malaysian Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Treated with Clozapine [PDF]
Clozapine remains the drug of choice for resistant schizophrenia. However, its dose-response relationship is still controversial. The current investigation aimed to develop a repeated time-to-positive symptoms improvement following the onset of clozapine
Orwa Albitar +3 more
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The effect of traditional music on mental status of chronic schizophrenic patients: a clinical trial study [PDF]
Background and aims: Music therapy is a simple and inexpensive method for the treatment of some psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of traditional music on the mental state of hospitalized chronic schizophrenia ...
Fatemeh Hakimi +3 more
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Effectiveness of spironolactone on schizophrenia symptoms: A double-blind randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which the facts surrounding a person are interpreted as abnormal. The treatment aims to reduce symptoms and the possibility of disease recurrence. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness
Nazanin Hoghoughi +4 more
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Neurocognitive Models of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: A Review [PDF]
Recent studies at the interface between psychiatry and neuroscience demonstrate a trend towards the investigation of single significant clinical characteristics of mental disorders in contrast to the analysis of a mental disorder as a homogeneous ...
Panikratova Y.R., Lebedeva I.S.
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Longitudinal characteristics of insight and clinical factors in patients with schizophrenia
Aims Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder presenting a lack of insight. Although insight changes over time, longitudinal studies of insight in schizophrenia are scarce.
Yoshie Sakai +9 more
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Thought, language, and communication disorders are among the salient characteristics of schizophrenia. Such impairments are often exhibited in patients’ conversations.
Yan-Jia Huang +6 more
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BackgroundIt is common practice to associate schizophrenia (SCZ) patients with substance use. The most commonly used substances in China are tobacco and alcohol. However, few studies have focused on alcohol consumption itself in patients with SCZ.
Menghan Lv +6 more
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Aripiprazole Long-Acting Injection During First Episode Schizophrenia—An Exploratory Analysis
Background: Long-acting injectable (LAI) aripiprazole was found to be efficacious in schizophrenia. In common clinical practice, the use of LAIs is often restricted to chronic patients with frequent relapses and poor adherence.
Gloria Giordano +9 more
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