New genes linked with bipolar disorder, predominant polarity guides diagnosis and treatment, affective temperaments explain life events-these are some of the latest findings in bipolar disorder research. As official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) Schizophrenia Research is THE journal of choice for international researchers and clinicians to share their work with the global schizophrenia research community. Current treatment is based on the dopamine model of schizophrenia, which proposes that dopaminergic dysfunction is the basis for symptoms and cognitive deficits. New research suggests ketogenic diet may play a role in treating schizophrenia. Search. ... A new 3-hit mouse model of schizophrenia built on genetic, early and late factors. Symptoms may come and go, but schizophrenia requires lifelong treatment. editor@gsrjournals.com. The long-term antipsychotic treatment of schizophrenia: A selective review of clinical guidelines and clinical case examples. And because many of the traditional medications used to treat the disorder cause major side effects, those with schizophrenia can be reluctant to take them. The aim of the study was to understand treatment outcomes informal carers perceive to be important to people with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research Foundation. The latest brain scan research from the Psychiatric Imaging group at the MRC LMS published on 3 October in Nature Communications has reported how the MOR system contributes to … In some cases, hospitalization may be needed. Clinical trials are research studies that look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat diseases and conditions, including schizophrenia. The latest research, the first to find evidence for this in the brains of living people, could pave the way for new and better treatment. 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