Articles and Research

Articles and Research Links

• AMEDEO Medical Literature Review - Schizophrenia Pfizer sponsored site providing current psychiatric studies and reports from major psychiatric and psychological journals.
  
• Schizophrenia On-line News Articles A searchable collection of news articles relating to schizophrenia.
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation of the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill Professional position paper that argues for rehabilitating patients into becoming self-sufficient and integrated into the community rather than being stabilized and maintained.
  
• Genetics of Schizophrenia and Affective Disorder One page published article studying familial factors of schizophrenia and related disorders. Includes bibliography.
  
• The Nurse Practitioner Role in Psychiatric Nursing Professional paper addressing the rationale for a psychiatric nurse practitioner role and the advantages of this new role. Includes bibliography.
  
• Maryland Psychiatric Research Center An academic research center studying causes, manifestations and innovative treatments of schizophrenia. Hosts a brain bank which collects postmortem human brain tissue for research in pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Post doctoral fellowship training program is described.
  
• Implementing Psychosocial Rehabilitation With Long-Term Patients A professional paper describing techniqes used to change the focus at a state psychiatric facility from therapy to education.
  
• Schizophrenia - an Independent Review Article Dr Ben Green, Psychiatry On-Line, discusses this psychotic disorder and addresses the course of this illness.
  
• The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia One page article that addresses the theory of increased levels of dopamine in patients who have symptoms of schizophrenia. Bibliography included.
  
• Schizophrenia Digest A magazine dedicated towards sufferers, family members, relatives, caregivers, and professionals involved with mental health.
  
• Internet Mental Health A resource for mental health information. Provides numerous articles describing personal experiences with different types of mental illnesses.
  
• Zomaril Reduces Symptoms Of Schizophrenia And Schizoaffective Disorder One page professional article studying the effects of Zomaril on schizophrenia and related disorders.
  
• Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse - Bibliography One page listing of over 80 publications that address schizophrenia and substance abuse.
  
• Schizophrenia Newsletter featuring schizophrenia resources for mental health professionals, patients, and families.
  
• Clinical Trials Listing - Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders Subsection of website describing current treatment and drug studies which offer opportunities to participate in research and qualify for experimental treatment programs.
  
• Schizophrenia Research Projects Provides information about our ongoing studies in schizophrenia using MRI technology.
  
• Molecular Genetics of Schizophrenia Research study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO seeks sisters and brothers with schizophrenia to participate in a genetic research project.
  
• Robert K. Chapman First-person account of full recovery from schizophrenia using cognitive therapy used to eliminate paranoid delusions.
  
• Schizophrenia: Information and Resources News Alerts with latest news releases some with links to the journal articles. Useful for layperson and professionals.
  
• Schizophrenia Bi-Polar Newsletter Learn the facts and theories about schizophrenia and avoid the pitfalls.