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For people with psychosis in early stage schizophrenia, early treatment is important. Patients whose psychotic symptoms go untreated for longer periods tend to have more severe symptoms and a lower…
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Second-generation antipsychotic medications like risperidone (Risperdal) and aripiprazole (Abilify) can help reduce agitation and irritability in children with autism spectrum disorders.
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![Exercise May Treat Cognitive Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/muscledfitnesstriathlonathleteironmanarmsspreadvictory-1440.jpg?itok=s3wfGhpo)
Researchers have discovered new clues as to how exercise beneficially impacts brain activity in young people with bipolar disorder.
Cognitive dysfunction is common among adolescents with bipolar…
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![How Genes May Help Determine Response to Antipsychotic Medications](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/abstractbackgroundsciencetechnology-1440_1.jpg?itok=dcd6wW_2)
People's genes may determine how they respond to medications for psychosis. In a new study published February 23, 2016 in Translational Psychiatry, researchers identified a number of naturally…
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Some antipsychotic medicines commonly used to treat a type of bipolar disorder may not have clear benefits after six months of use, researchers have found.
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