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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

$175M Awarded to Schizophrenia Research since 1987

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The Latest Research Discoveries

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

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Molecular Picture Points the Way to Better Antipsychotic Medications

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Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Molecular Picture Points the Way to Better Antipsychotic Medications

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NAC Medication Improves Working Memory in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Patients with Psychosis

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Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

NAC Medication Improves Working Memory in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Patients with Psychosis

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Social Impairment Levels Remain Stable in Patients with Psychotic Disorders

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Posted: Monday, February 26, 2018

Social Impairment Levels Remain Stable in Patients with Psychotic Disorders

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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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New risk genes for #schizophrenia have been discovered by studying DNA in highly compressed bundles. TWEET

Meet a Researcher

Mary-Claire King, Ph.D. - Brain and behavior research expert on schizophrenia
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Mary-Claire King, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology

University of Washington-Seattle

Scientific Council Member (Joined 2009)

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Huda Akil, Ph.D. - Brain & behavior research expert on depression
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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

Question:

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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