March 10, 2010
“There is a growing recognition among psychiatrists in the United States that non-adherence to medication is an even greater barrier to care for patients with schizophrenia than was previously understood,” says John Hayes MD of Lilly Research Laboratories, “and that long-acting treatments can play a beneficial role in helping patients maintain a stable treatment regimen.” [...]
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March 10, 2010
Schizophrenia symptoms depend largely upon the type of mental illness the individual has, as there are five different variations. Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by hallucinations and delusions, but otherwise normal mental functioning. Disorganized-type schizophrenia is characterized by disorganized, nonsensical speech patterns, inappropriate emotions and abnormal behaviors. Catatonic-type schizophrenia is marked by immobility and vacant staring [...]
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