Characteristics and associated factors of violence in male patients with schizophrenia in China - Guo W, Gu Y, Zhou J, Wang X, Sun Q.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics and associated factors of violence in male patients with schizophrenia in China. METHODS: A total of 507 male patients with schizophrenia were recruited, including 386 non-violent and 121 violent patien... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Facebook Live: Understanding Schizophrenia
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live on schizophrenia. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - March 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Mental Illness May Speed Up the Aging Process, Study Finds
Mental illness is a notorious thief, stealing joy, peace, and ease from the estimated one billion people worldwide who suffer from it. Now, it appears that mental illness steals still more too: years and youth. According to new research presented Mar. 26 at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Paris, people suffering from a range of psychiatric conditions—particularly depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety—carry markers in their blood indicating that their biological age is older than their chronological age. The findings, presented by Julian Mutz, a post-doctoral research associate at King’s College...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health Source Type: news

Victimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence - Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R.
BACKGROUND: People with schizophrenia are frequently victims of violence. Previous attempts to examine the reasons for this have mostly used cross-sectional designs that limit the ability to distinguish, among the correlates they identify, potential causes... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Patients given aripiprazole ‘should be told of gambling addiction risks’
Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophreniaPatients who are prescribed a common antipsychotic used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia need to be told there is a risk they could develop a gambling addiction, an expert has warned.The National Problem Gambling Clinic has observed growing numbers of patients who have developed a gambling addiction after starting to take aripiprazole. Some patients have lost huge sums of money as a result and seen their relationships fall apart.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Rachel Hall Tags: Drugs Gambling UK news Health Mental health Science Society Source Type: news