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Schizophrenia

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s site answers frequently asked questions about mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, and discusses research advances in treating and understanding these illnesses.

Mental Health America

Mental Health America, formerly the National Mental Health Association, provides information about many forms of mental illness, treatment options, and medication resources. In addition, free brochures and reports are available.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Web site houses resources on a host of mental illnesses, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. The site also provides information on treatments, support groups, and recovery from mental illness.

NIMH: Schizophrenia

This National Institute of Mental Health page provides information about the symptoms, treatments, and current research on schizophrenia.

Dana Links

Parasites and Us: Who is in Control?

Published Oct 18, 2012
by Christine Ottery
Studies link the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in the brain to higher rates of suicide attempts, schizophrenia, and infection. How might it contribute to the many causes of these diseases?

Feb 03, 2012

Beyond the Connectome

Diagnosing the DSM

Published Apr 26, 2011
by Steven E. Hyman
If all goes as planned, the American Psychiatric Association will release a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in May 2013. But, argues Dr. Steven Hyman, the DSM is a poor mirror of clinical and biological realities; a fundamentally new approach to diagnostic classification is needed as researchers uncover novel ways to study and understand mental illness.
Last Updated: 3/12/13

Editor: Bill Glovin
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