SOURCES: Corinne Cather, PhD, director of psychology services, Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program. Jessica Gannon, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Sarah Keedy, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience, University of Chicago Medical Center. Also Read: A Mom’s Guide To Getting A Great Work/Life Balance Massachusetts General Hospital: “Frequently … Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Schizophrenia is second only to age when it comes to risk factors for dying from COVID-19, new research suggests. People with this mental illness are known to be at greater risk for contracting COVID-19, but the new study shows they are also more likely to die from … Read more
SOURCES: Elaine Weiner, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Maryland Medical System. Joshua Roffman, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; director, Brain Genomics Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Thomas Milam, MD, chief medical officer, Iris Telehealth; associate professor of psychiatry, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine & Research Institute. Current Psychiatry: … Read more
People who have schizophrenia can face a number of challenges: getting a diagnosis, staying on track with treatment, and learning to live with a mental illness. Schizophrenia also carries a higher chance of misusing drugs and alcohol. Scientists think it’s due to your genes, shared changes in brain pathways, or as a way to … Read more