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Schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a critical impact on healthcare systems across the world, as well as on mental health in the general population; however, evidence regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with schizophrenia and on the onset of psychotic symptoms is currently emerging. People living with schizophrenia are at an […]

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Antipsychotic treatment in elderly patients on polypharmacy with schizophrenia

Elderly patients with schizophrenia (SCH) are treated with antipsychotics and are often on different comedications, including polypharmacy (five or more medications). Evidence-based guidelines and randomized controlled trials do not include patients on polypharmacy, something that represents a ‘gap’ between evidence-based recommendations and clinical prescribing patterns. In this context, narrative reviews are needed to help clinicians

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Cancer and schizophrenia

This review indicates that patients with schizophrenia are at increased risk of dying of cancer and of several specific types of cancer. This increased mortality can be reduced if the price of tobacco is increased, if smoking cessation programmes are offered systematically, screening programs better implemented in this highly vulnerable group, and if procedures to

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Recent advances in noninvasive brain stimulation for schizophrenia

Using brain stimulation to treat symptoms of schizophrenia seems promising and the great flexibility of the stimulation parameters leaves much room for developing optimization strategies and improving its effectiveness. Further studies need to identify the optimal parameters to maximize response rate. Leer texto completo

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Brain vasculature disturbance in schizophrenia

In some patients with SZ, a vulnerable brain endothelium may be interacting with environmental stressors, such as inflammation or hypoxia, converging into a more severe SZ symptomatology. Gene expression and performance of human brain endothelium could vary along with development and the establishment of the BBB; therefore, we encourage to investigate its possible contribution to

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Brain vasculature disturbance in schizophrenia

In some patients with SZ, a vulnerable brain endothelium may be interacting with environmental stressors, such as inflammation or hypoxia, converging into a more severe SZ symptomatology. Gene expression and performance of human brain endothelium could vary along with development and the establishment of the BBB; therefore, we encourage to investigate its possible contribution to

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