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a very serious mental illness in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experiences delusions
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Recent research has explored possible connections between the microbiome, cognitive function and the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
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Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. live with schizophrenia.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
About a third of people with schizophrenia are resistant to conventional antipsychotic treatment.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
Defense claimed 'insanity is the only explanation for this tragedy'
After the shooting, Alissa was diagnosed with schizophrenia while in custody.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. live with schizophrenia.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
About a third of people with schizophrenia are resistant to conventional antipsychotic treatment.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
Defense claimed 'insanity is the only explanation for this tragedy'
After the shooting, Alissa was diagnosed with schizophrenia while in custody.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Green tea may also protect against the following chronic health conditions: Alzheimer’s disease: Drinking green tea regularly may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
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Investigators also found that Alzheimer’s disease was more accurately detected in individuals who had already progressed to dementia, compared to those with mild cognitive decline who were less likely to have this diagnosis regardless.William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some are faced with a more lethal and rare diagnosis: postpartum psychosis.Theara Coleman, theweek, 18 Oct. 2024
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Such reasoning often derives from depression rather than psychosis, though some clinicians are reluctant to draw a categorical distinction.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Gemini moon’s uncertainty may prompt a spell of paranoia.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Amid intense scrutiny, stigma, and creeping paranoia about federal informants, some militias rebanded or even disbanded.Tess Owen, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
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The principal events that establish this negative dynamic in their relationship—and, indeed, if such a thing were possible, the underlying etiology of Mother’s fundamental neurosis—lie beyond the scope of her pages and any living recall.Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Her flair for humor, going to core of the characters’ neuroses and idiosyncrasies, as well as for drama, plumbing the depths of their fears and demons, resulted in wide-ranging performances.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Cyclothymia symptoms are less-intense hypomania and depression that do not meet clinical criteria for hypomania or depression.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
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In essays, Goodfellow details antidepressant-induced hypomania.Michelle Pugle, Health, 23 Jan. 2023
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Alcohol can make mania and psychosis even more extreme.Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Episodes of depression and mania or hypomania (less intense than mania) can cycle with unpredictable timing.Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Read more about the case:Bullitt County mother in Kentucky seeks insanity defense after charged in killing of 2 kids The charges follow deputies responding to Lucas' home after receiving a report of gunshots in November 2023.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
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In legal terms, Lindsay’s apparent composure on the day of the killings isn’t enough to rule out temporary insanity, and nor is any evidence of premeditation.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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However, the shoes aren’t ideal for intense activities, due to some heel instability and poor fit of the elastic band at the collar.Trina Gray, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Growth for growth’s sake can put immense pressure on your working capital and lead to financial instability.Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Schizophrenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schizophrenia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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