CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA - PART 7 pot

... subgroups, includ - ing the “old-old” (those over age 75 ) and persons with middle-age or very-late-onset schizophrenia, may respond to even lower doses (e.g., 25–33% of the usual adult dos - age). The ... areas of special consideration in the self-care of these specific condi- tions when supporting persons with schizophrenia. The section concludes with a discus- sion of th...

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... address the cause of the nonadherence. Otherwise, high-potency antipsychotics are often used (ei - ther first- or second-generation drugs), according to either the clinical needs of the patient or ... treatment of psychiatric disor - ders. Compendium 2004. Arlington, VA: Author. Blaustein, M., & Viek, C. (19 87) . Problems and needs of operators of board-and-care homes...

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... ( ᐉ/g-cm) λ (nm) (ᐉ/g-cm) DEHS (orig.) ~280 NA ~220 NA DEHS (HMW) 277 7. 19 219 13.69 MLO 75 58 (HMW) 278 11.65 225 17. 62 MLO 72 19 (HMW) 275 48. 47 223 73 .18 MLO 78 28 (HMW) 277 14.00 226 17. 14 TMPTH ... MPa 1/2 Helium0.0123.35 Neon0.0183. 87 Hydrogen0.0405.52 Nitrogen0.0696.04 Air0.0986.69 Carbon monoxide0.1 27. 47 Oxygen0.1 67. 75 Argon0.1 87. 77 Methane0.319.10 Krypton0.6010.3...

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... system. Glutamatergic dysfunction, particularly at the level of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, has also been implicated in the patho- physiology of schizophrenia. Drugs which are antagonistic ... (5-HT) receptors have been identified. The 5-HT 1A , 5- HT 2A , 5-HT 2C , and 5-HT 3 receptors have been most extensively studied. The major site of serotonergic cell bodies is...

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... rates of schizophrenia and the perception of discrimination in the adopted country. IS THERE A LATE-ONSET FORM OF SCHIZOPHRENIA? Kraepelin’s original view of dementia praecox was of an early-onset ... articles in peer-reviewed journals and books; and is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of t...

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... themselves experience. DSM-IV-TR DEFINITIONS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ITS SYMPTOMS According to the text revision of DSM-IV, “The essential features of Schizophrenia are a mixture of characteristic signs ... is part of the neuropathology of schizophrenia, then the components of these connections, particu - larly white matter, should be somehow aberrant in the brains of...

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... mild symptoms 2-1 4-0 7 5-1 0-0 7 Dr. Jones 55 5-5 555 Repeated hospitalizations Assertive community treatment Days in hospital per year Reduction of > 50% compared to prior year 1-1 5-0 7 4-1 4-0 7 Ms. Smith 12 3-4 5 67 CHAPTER ... beliefs and health-related behaviors may be very different from those of the in - terviewer. Guideline 7: Differential...

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... phases of discovery, one mechanism that has received quite a bit of clinical and scientific interest of late is that of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The hypothesis for the efficacy of ... years (1 977 – 19 97) . Table 22.1 contains a subgroup of these studies, selecting those that had a treat - ment duration of at least 10 sessions. Their meta-analysis confirme...

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... (2000). A random - ized controlled trialof cognitive-behavioral therapyfor persistent symptoms inschizophrenia re - sistant to medication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 57, 165– 172 . Twamley, E. ... Psycholog - ical treatments in schizophrenia: II. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of social skills training and cognitive remediation. Psychological Medicine, 3...

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... divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the clinical and neurobiological aspects of early-onset psychotic disorders, and the second part focuses on the general principles of treatment, ... information regarding the care of chil - dren and adolescents with psychotic disorders. CLINICAL AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EARLY-ONSET PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS Onset of schi...

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