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Quality of life in Romanian patients with schizophrenia based on gender, type of schizophrenia, therapeutic approach, and family history [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The low quality of life of patients with schizophrenia has been extensively discussed and investigated. Various aspects from gender, socio-demographic profile, and/or type of neuroleptic treatment have been taken into account in describing this condition.
Alexinschi, Ovidiu Eugen   +4 more
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Vitamin B6 deficiency hyperactivates the noradrenergic system, leading to social deficits and cognitive impairment

open access: yesTranslational Psychiatry, 2021
We have reported that a subpopulation of patients with schizophrenia have lower levels of vitamin B6 (VB6) in peripheral blood than do healthy controls. In a previous study, we found that VB6 level was inversely proportional to the patient’s positive and
Kazuya Toriumi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel DRD2 single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with schizophrenia predicts age of onset: HapMap tag-sincle-nucleotide polymorphism analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) is thought to be critical in regulating the dopaminergic pathway in the brain which is known to be important in the aetiology of schizophrenia. It is therefore not surprising that most antipsychotic medication acts
Hughes, Ian   +5 more
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Cognitive control and discourse comprehension in schizophrenia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Cognitive deficits across a wide range of domains have been consistently observed in schizophrenia and are linked to poor functional outcome (Green, 1996; Carter, 2006). Language abnormalities are among the most salient and include disorganized speech as
Boudewyn, Megan A   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Clinical trials of potential cognitive-enhancing drugs in schizophrenia: what have we learned so far? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In light of the number of studies conducted to examine the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS), we critically reviewed recent CIAS trials.
Buchanan, Robert W   +6 more
core  

Schizophrenia, social practices and cultural values: A conceptual introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Schizophrenia is usually described as a fragmentation of subjective experience and the impossibility to engage in meaningful cultural and intersubjective practices. Although the term schizophrenia is less than 100 years old, madness is generally believed
Gonçalves, J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Virtual - Compensatory Cognitive Training (V-CCT) for improving cognition in persons with schizophrenia - a multi- centre randomized controlled trial

open access: yesTrials
Background Cognitive deficits are the core component in persons with schizophrenia which impacts their socio-occupational functioning. Also, cognitive deficits cause significant impairment with the person’s quality of life [3].
Sonia Sims   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dysregulated protocadherin-pathway activity as an intrinsic defect in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical interneurons from subjects with schizophrenia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We generated cortical interneurons (cINs) from induced pluripotent stem cells derived from 14 healthy controls and 14 subjects with schizophrenia. Both healthy control cINs and schizophrenia cINs were authentic, fired spontaneously, received functional ...
Apud, Jose   +36 more
core   +1 more source

Subanesthetic ketamine treatment promotes abnormal interactions between neural subsystems and alters the properties of functional brain networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acute treatment with subanesthetic ketamine, a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor antagonist, is widely utilized as a translational model for schizophrenia. However, how acute NMDA receptor blockade impacts on brain functioning at a
A Bifone   +77 more
core   +1 more source

Association Between SIRT1, Cytokines, and Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients With Olanzapine or Clozapine Monotherapy

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Objective: Previous studies consistently showed the interaction between Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and immune inflammation is significantly related to metabolic abnormalities, but their role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome caused by second-generation ...
Xinyu Fang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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