Childhood emotional maltreatment increases the "wear-and-tear" of physiological systems, especially neuroendocrine changes in schizophrenia - Xu S, Xu L.
[The publisher has not provided an abstract for this article.] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Smoking cannabis can make you more empathetic, according to a new study
It's got a bad rap recently - said to cause heart attacks and schizophrenia. But a new study shows using cannabis can make you a more empathetic person. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Construction and verification of aggressive behavior risk prediction model in stable patients with schizophrenia - Sun Y, Jiang W, Yu H, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Yin F, Su H, Jia Y.
BACKGROUND: Among all types of mental disorders, individuals with schizophrenia exhibit the highest frequency of aggressive behavior. This disrupts the healthcare environment and poses threats to family life and social harmony. Present approaches fail to i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Cross-disorder GWAS meta-analysis of endocannabinoid DNA variations in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia - Kim HK, Gon çalves VF, Husain MI, Müller DJ, Mulsant BH, Zai G, Kloiber S.
In this study, we explored DNA variations in the ECS across major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Cannabis use and suicide in non-affective psychosis: a mini-review of recent literature - Ricci V, Cristofori E, Passarello E, Paggi A, Cavallo A, Ceci F, Martinotti G, De Berardis D, Maina G.
Proof of correlation between psychotic spectrum disorders and suicide are found in literature, as well as between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and suicide and between CUD and schizophrenia. The study population of the selected papers consists of subjects di... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Evaluation of sex hormone levels in schizophrenia and depressive disorder - Kili ç N, Kuloğlu MM, Ustundag B.
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the levels of FSH, LH, estradiol, testosterone, progesterone, and prolactin in patients with schizophrenia and maj ör depressive disorder. Material and Method: Our study included a total of 80 female patients d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Phase III Win in Schizophrenia; Bipolar Blood Test; How Do Psychedelics Work?
(MedPage Today) -- The 50-mg dose of the investigational drug brilaroxazine significantly reduced symptoms of schizophrenia in adults within 4 weeks in the phase III RECOVER trial, developer Reviva Pharmaceuticals announced. Severe mental illness... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Schizophrenic man, 23, hammers two NAILS into his scrotum 'after being told to by imaginary person'
Sharing gory details of the incident in a medical journal, medics in Tunisia told how, remarkably, the unidentified 23-year-old's testicles remained intact. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maine massacre: A THIRD of mass shooters have schizophrenia and 3MILLION Americans are living with reality-warping condition
A mass shooter named Robert Card, 40, in Maine who slaughtered dozens and is still at large is thought to be a schizophrenic who heard voices urging him to carry out his massacre. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The relationship between sleep and suicidality in schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders: a systematic review - Rogers E, Gresswell M, Durrant S.
Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSDs) have significantly higher rates of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and death by suicide in comparison to the general population. Sleep disturbances (reduced duration, timing and quality of sleep) are ri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

"Truman syndrome" induced by online education: a case report in adolescent-onset psychosis - Yildirim Budak B, Yazici Karabulut I.
We present the case of a 14-year-old girl who had social anxiety symptoms in the premorbid period and whose psy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Violent offending in males with or without schizophrenia: a role for social cognition? - Vaskinn A, Rokicki J, Bell C, Tesli N, Bang N, Hjell G, Fischer-Vieler T, Haukvik UK, Friestad C.
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Reduced social cognition has been reported in individuals who have committed interpersonal violence. It is unclear if individuals with schizophrenia and a history of violence have larger impairments than violent individuals witho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

The perils of putting off fatherhood: why it poses risks to children ’s physical and mental health
Men have biological clocks too. Fertility drops with age, and the likelihood of offspring having conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and leukaemia risesWhen we think of the effects of age on baby-making, we tend to focus on women. That withering supply of eggs. Those chromosomal problems. Infertility. But men are affected by age too. There is now a substantial – and growing – body of evidence that suggests delaying fatherhood may carry its own consequences. These are seldom talked about – how often, for example, are men told to “pay more attention” to their biological clocks?Nor, generally, are fertility ser...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alison Motluk Tags: Reproduction Fertility problems Health Science Society Biology Men Life and style Source Type: news

Visuospatial ability and attention as risk factors for suicidal ideation in middle-aged and elderly schizophrenia patients: a cross-sectional study - Wang Q, Tang W, Zhang J, Wang Y, Wang Q, Ma Y, Mao JK, Ye C, Yu X.
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia patients have a high risk of suicide, and their cognition function is impaired with increasing age. The association between neurocognitive and suicidality in schizophrenia patients are heterogeneous. We aimed to explore the relati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Efficacy of standard operating procedures for fall protection in hospitalized patients with schizophrenia - Li H, Liu C, Ge Z, Mu X, Wang X, Xiu M, Wang X, Li Z.
This study aimed to examine the impact of standardized... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news