What’s of Interest: Latuda is now approved for pediatric bipolar depression (ages 10 and older) Brands Latuda Class Atypical antipsychotic (serotonin-dopamine antagonist; second generation antipsychotic; also a mood stabilizer) Approved For: Schizophrenia (ages 13 and older) Bipolar depression (ages 10 and older, monotherapy) Bipolar depression (adults, adjunct) Formulation: Tablet 20 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg, […]
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: What You Need to Know Schizophrenia is a serious disorder which affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Someone with schizophrenia may have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary; may be unresponsive or withdrawn; and may have difficulty expressing normal emotions in social situations. Contrary to public perception, […]
Features of Schizophrenia : One slide
Are We All Schizophrenic? Delusions – Hallucinations
The ignorance in the public understanding of schizophrenia and related disorders is shockingly poor, with a survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness indicating that 64% of Americans are unable to recognize its symptoms or incorrectly think the symptoms include split or multiple personalities. Misunderstanding schizophrenia is a key driver of the stigmatization of […]
Black Box in Psychiatry- Henry Nassrallah
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from dichotomy to continuum, clinical, genetic, Neuroimaging and pharmacotherapuetic overlap. Some hints of the lecture given in AAPA annual congress in Chicago, 2013. Professor Henry Nassrallah concluded that there is evidence to be a continuum rather than dichotomized. A brief […]