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Posts about: ## Schizophrenia ![Cannabis Use](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/2014/Snip20140718_1.png) [Cannabis Use,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cannabis-use) [Marijuana Use,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/marijuana-use) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Young men w/ Cannabis use disorder and risk of Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/young-men-w/-cannabis-use-disorder-and-risk-of-schizophrenia) Thu, Feb 01, 2024 @ 09:10 AM ## Young men with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of developing schizophrenia... ...according to a study released this week by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/young-men-w/-cannabis-use-disorder-and-risk-of-schizophrenia) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/2014/Snip20140718_1-236744-edited.png) [Cannabis Use,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cannabis-use) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Cannabis disorder boosts noncompliance with Schizophrenia Medication](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/cannabis-use-disorder-boosts-noncompliance-with-schizophrenia-medication) Fri, Apr 30, 2021 @ 06:30 AM ## Mental Health | Cannabis use disorder significantly raises the risk of medication noncompliance ... ...among inpatients with schizophrenia, according to a study published online in Schizophrenia Research. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/cannabis-use-disorder-boosts-noncompliance-with-schizophrenia-medication) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/the-words-mental-health-on-laptop-screen-3958403.jpg) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [New Antipsychotic drug outperforms placebo in trials for Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/new-antipsychotic-drug-outperforms-placebo-in-trials-for-schizophrenia) Tue, Jun 23, 2020 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health | Patients with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia who received an investigational antipsychotic drug daily for 4 weeks had significantly greater improvement .... ....in the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) total score, compared with those who received placebo, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/new-antipsychotic-drug-outperforms-placebo-in-trials-for-schizophrenia) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/_0017_Nutty_Professor-41-997629-edited.png) [bipolar,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/bipolar) [Schizophrenia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) [Cognitive Disorder](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cognitive-disorder) ### [Mental Health and EEG |  Identifying Three Psychotic Disorders](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-and-eeg-identifying-three-psychotic-disorders) Thu, Nov 01, 2018 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health and identifying / diagnosing Psychotic Disorders EEG delta/alpha frequency activity can be used to differentiate patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder, researchers from South Africa report. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-and-eeg-identifying-three-psychotic-disorders) ![Schizophrenia Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/_0017_Nutty_Professor-41-587989-edited.png) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Antipsychotics have positive impact on Mortality Risk in Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/antipsychotics-have-positive-impact-on-mortality-risk-in-schizophrenia) Thu, May 17, 2018 @ 06:00 AM ## When patients with schizophrenia use antipsychotic medications, their risk of death is substantially lower.... ...than it is when they do not, according to a study published online in Schizophrenia Research. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/antipsychotics-have-positive-impact-on-mortality-risk-in-schizophrenia) ![cannabis induced psychosis](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/bad-decisions-collection-carol-008-827237-edited.png) [Cannabis Use,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/cannabis-use) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Substance-Induced Psychosis Boosts Schizophrenia, Bipolar Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/substance-induced-psychosis-boosts-schizophrenia-bipolar-risk) Fri, May 04, 2018 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Help | Nearly a third of patients who experienced substance-induced psychosis later developed bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.... ....researchers found in a study published online in The American Journal of Psychiatry. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/substance-induced-psychosis-boosts-schizophrenia-bipolar-risk) ![Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/hs-fs/hub/223026/file-2471058645.png) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Does Inflammation link to Depression in Schizophrenia Patients?](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/link-to-depression-in-schizophrenia) Fri, Jan 12, 2018 @ 06:00 AM Schizophrenia | Higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with depressive symptoms in schizophrenia patients, but not with antidepressant consumption, according to a recent study. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/link-to-depression-in-schizophrenia) ![at-the-doctor-collection-tom-005.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/at-the-doctor-collection-tom-005.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Is it Depression or is it Schizophrenia? soon a Blood test may tell.](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/is-it-depression-or-is-it-schizophrenia-soon-a-blood-test-may-tell) Thu, Jul 13, 2017 @ 06:00 AM It's often difficult for doctors to tell the difference between depression and schizophrenia, especially early on. Now, researchers say they're on the trail... [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/is-it-depression-or-is-it-schizophrenia-soon-a-blood-test-may-tell) ![at-the-doctor-collection-tom-001.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/at-the-doctor-collection-tom-001.png) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Schizophrenia | improving with B vitamins](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/schizophrenia-improving-with-b-vitamins) Tue, Jul 04, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Does the use of B vitamins increase the outcomes for those with Schizophrenia? Supplementation with L-methylfolate produced positive physiological changes and some symptom improvement in patients with schizophrenia, researchers found in a study published online in Molecular Psychiatry. L-methylfolate is the fully reduced and bioactive form of folate. B vitamins play an essential role in cellular metabolism, including transmethylation and oxidation/reduction reactions. Low blood levels of B vitamins are a relatively consistent finding in patients with schizophrenia. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/schizophrenia-improving-with-b-vitamins) ![bad-decisions-collection-carol-008.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/bad-decisions-collection-carol-008.png) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Want to increase risk of developing Schizophrenia? Keep smoking during pregnancy](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/want-to-increase-risk-of-developing-schizophrenia-keep-smoking-during-pregnancy) Thu, Sep 22, 2016 @ 06:30 AM ## A case-control study covering 15 years of births suggests mothers who smoke during pregnancy may be... putting their children at higher risk of developing Schizophrenia. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/want-to-increase-risk-of-developing-schizophrenia-keep-smoking-during-pregnancy)