Schizophrenia

The Latest Research Discoveries

Genetic Variations Reveal Which Patients Will Have Cognitive Benefits

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Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2018

Genetic Variations Reveal Which Patients Will Have Cognitive Benefits From Antipsychotic Medications

Schizophrenia-Linked Genes Leave Developing Brains Vulnerable During Complicated Pregnancies

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Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Schizophrenia-Linked Genes Leave Developing Brains Vulnerable During Complicated Pregnancies

Brain’s White Matter Linked to Core Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

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Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Impairments in Brain’s White Matter Linked to Core Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

Large Gene Expression Study Sheds Light on Causal Factors in Five Brain Disorders

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Posted: Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Large Gene Expression Study Sheds Light on Causal Factors in Five Brain Disorders

Key Figures

3.5 million adults

3.5 million adults (1.1%) of the US Adult population live with schizophrenia*

* Source: National Institute of Mental Health

21 million

More than 21 million people worldwide are affected by schizophrenia*

* Source: World Health Organization (WHO)

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Meet a Researcher

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Mary-Claire King, Ph.D.

Department of Medicine and the Department of Genome Sciences

University of Washington-Seattle

2006 Distinguished Investigator Grant

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Huda Akil, Ph.D.

Gardner Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry

Co-Director, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

University of Michigan

Scientific Council Member (Joined 2002)

2007 Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience

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In your work with the Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Research Consortium, have you uncovered any new genes that you think might be related to mental illnesses besides major depression?

Donor Stories

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From Despair — Motivating Love and Joyous Art

A woman with schizophrenia whose misfortune and talent motivated her entire family to act From The Quarterly, Summer 2010 Annick Hollister makes art as bright and sunny as the skies above her California home. She depicts the beauty of nature with tender, sure-handed simplicity. Her lively figure...

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Focus on Family Support

Ann Laitman’s son, Daniel, was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was 15. Daniel is now 19, and with treatment and family support, he is making progress. Daniel had been treated for Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) and depression as a young teenager. One summer, while at summer camp and off his...

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People Like Everybody Else

A family affected by schizophrenia supports NARSAD with the belief that future generations will be better off through the funding of scientific research today From The Quarterly, Fall 2010 Christine Phelps remembers how, when she was a little girl, she and her mother, Sharon, would listen to music...

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