Improving Treatment Adherence in Schizophrenia: Long-Acting Injectables
Psychiatrists give insight into managing treatment adherence in schizophrenia.
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Journal Articles
Luo Q, Chen Q, Wang W, et al. Association of a schizophrenia-risk nonsynonymous variant with putamen volume in adolescents: A voxelwise and genome-wide association study [published online January 16, 2019]. JAMA Psychiatry. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.4126
Whitton AE, Green AI, Pizzagalli DA, Roth RM, Williams JM, Brunette MF. Potent dopamine D₂ antagonists block the reward-enhancing effects of nicotine in smokers with schizophrenia [published online January 22, 2019]. Schizophr Bull. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby185
Pinar SE, Tel H. The effect of music on auditory hallucination and quality of life in schizophrenic patients: a randomised controlled trial. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2018;15:1-8.
Gomes FV, Zhu X, Grace A, Stress during critical periods of development and risk for schizophrenia [published online January 30, 2019]. Schizophr Res. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.01.030
Zhuo C, Jiang D, Liu C, et al. Understanding auditory verbal hallucinations in healthy individuals and individuals with psychiatric disorders [published online February 19, 2019]. Psychiatry Res. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.040
Related Links
American Psychiatric Association
https://www.psychiatry.org/
https://www.psychiatry.org/
Schizophrenia International Research Society
https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/
https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
www.bbrfoundation.org/research/schizophrenia
www.bbrfoundation.org/research/schizophrenia
Patient Education Materials
US Department of Health and human Services.
What Is Schizophrenia?
https://www.hhs.gov/answers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/what-schizophrenia/index.html
What Is Schizophrenia?
https://www.hhs.gov/answers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/what-schizophrenia/index.html
American Psychiatric Association
Schizophrenia: Patient Story
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia/patient-story
Schizophrenia: Patient Story
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia/patient-story
MPR Schizophrenia Patient Information Fact Sheet
https://www.empr.com/home/tools/patient-fact-sheets/schizophrenia-patient-information-fact-sheet/
https://www.empr.com/home/tools/patient-fact-sheets/schizophrenia-patient-information-fact-sheet/
World Health Organization
who.int/mental_health/management/schizophrenia
who.int/mental_health/management/schizophrenia
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