Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders are severe mental conditions characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and mood disturbances. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry offers a deep dive into these disorders, emphasizing their diagnosis, management, and underlying causes. Our expert editors ensure content is both clinically relevant and actionable, aiding psychiatrists in offering effective and compassionate care.
Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders
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Recently published articles about Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorders
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Beneficial Effects of Adjunctive Aripiprazole in Major Depressive Disorder Are Not Dependent on Antidepressant Therapy History: A Post Hoc Analysis of 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials
November 22, 2012
Patients with depression often do not respond to the initial treatment and clinicians must then adjust therapy. The objective of this study was to determine whether switching within or...
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Importance of Gender in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
November 15, 2012
The authors of this study compared male and female patients participating in e-STAR (electronic Schizophrenia Treatment Adherence Registry), an international, prospective, observational study assessing use of risperidone long-acting injection...
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Beneficial Effects of the Sigma-1 Agonist Fluvoxamine for Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients With Postpsychotic Depressive Disorder of Schizophrenia: Report of 5 Cases
November 8, 2012
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is characterized by involuntary, repetitive, purposeless movements that can affect different parts of the body. Tardive dyskinesia is a well-known side effect of conventional antipsychotics and...