South Africa's shortage of public-sector psychologists and psychiatrists has made headlines several times in recent years. This has implications for the ...
The numbers differed drastically between provinces - the Western Cape had 99 public sector psychiatrists and one vacancy, while the entire Eastern Cape had only ...
This mother shares her experience of having a loved one with schizophrenia, and the difference location can make in treatment.
As a psychiatric disorder with onset in adulthood, schizophrenia is thought to be triggered by some combination of environmental factors and genetics, ...
Researchers found a link between schizophrenia and somatic copy-number variants, mutations occurring post-inheritance.
We know that genetic factors play the largest role in the risk of developing schizophrenia, but few of the genes involved have been identified.
Analyzing case-control genotyping profiles, researchers saw somatic copy number changes recurring in two genes in individuals with schizophrenia.
This May Be Responsible for the Onset of Schizophrenia in Adults - Not Environment or Genes 'Inherited From The Parents' Schizophrenia, a psychiatric.
The discovery comes from a team of researchers led by Harvard Medical School clinician-scientist Eduardo Maury, who combed through genetic data from blood ...
A major new study shows that people who abuse the drug are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder.