Posted: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 In the headlines this week was an announcement about a major new study into antidepressant medication. The research, published in the UK medical journal The Lancet, looked at a range of previous studies carried out around the world and assessed the effectiveness of 21 commonly prescribed antidepressants. In most cases antidepressants worked better than a […]
Posted: Monday, December 4th, 2017 Media coverage of schizophrenia, whether sympathetic or hostile, often tends to focus on sufferers. Yet a considerable amount of the burden of an episode of schizophrenia also falls on the relatives and carers who are often overlooked by the press reports. The problems that carers and relatives face has recently been studied by the Hong […]
Posted: Friday, October 20th, 2017 A new study published in the US has revealed that the poor life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is getting worse. Although it has been known for some time that people living with schizophrenia will die earlier that the general population this study has shown that the “longevity gap” is not getting better but is […]
Posted: Thursday, September 14th, 2017 Authorities in West Windsor, USA have announced a proposal to build a new monument to the memory of John Nash, the Nobel-winning mathematician who suffered with schizophrenia all his adult life. The sculpture is expected to cost around $190,000 and fundraising is now underway. Donations for the sculpture are being accepted by Friends of West […]
Posted: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 Figures released recently by the Prison Reform Trust reveal that around 15% of men and 25% of women confined in the UK prison system are suffering from psychosis. This amounts to around 5% of the schizophrenic population of the UK. So why is it that more than 100 years after the Victorians decided to stop […]
