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New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia
However, patients stay on the new medications longer, study finds

Schizophrenia Tied to Multiple Genetic Errors
Finding could lead to specific treatments for individual patients, study says

Infection With Common Parasite Raises Schizophrenia Risk
Findings show toxoplasma, carried by cats and farm animals, precedes mental illness

Diabetes Drug May Cut Med-Related Weight Gain
Metformin plus lifestyle intervention counteracts pounds added by antipsychotics

5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children
Family history of schizophrenia, social withdrawal among symptoms, study finds

Ketamine Impairs Brain by Releasing Superoxide
Researchers claim finding could lead to new treatments for schizophrenia

Genes Yield More Clues to Schizophrenia
9 genetic markers play a role, and the condition can be inherited from both parents, scientists say

Abilify Approved for Adolescents With Schizophrenia
Sanctioned for adults in 2002

Schizophrenia Gene May Have On/Off Switch
Mouse study suggests new target for treatment, reseachers say

FDA Approves First Anti-Psychotic for Kids
Risperdal had been used off-label to treat children with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder