Schizophrenia - Ethnology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A 2-base pair deletion polymorphism in the partial duplication of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine gene (CHRFAM7A) on chromosome 15q14 is associated with schizophrenia.

21 Jul 2009 Multiple genetic linkage studies support the hypothesis that the 15q13-14 chromosomal region contributes to the etiology of schizophrenia. Among the putative candidate genes in this area are the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene (CHRNA7) ... Read more...

Knowledge about schizophrenia and attitudes towards people with schizophrenia in Greece.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: This study was the first national survey ever conducted in Greece aiming to monitor the level of stigma Greeks hold against people with schizophrenia (PWS). AIM: To investigate sources, degree of knowledge and attitudes towards PWS in ... Read more...

Design and clinical characteristics of a homogeneous schizophrenia pedigree sample from Tamil Nadu, India.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: The genetic complexity of schizophrenia may be compounded by the diagnostic imprecision inherent in distinguishing schizophrenia from closely related mood and substance use disorders. Further complexity may arise from studying genetically ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Schizophrenia - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A 2-base pair deletion polymorphism in the partial duplication of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine gene (CHRFAM7A) on chromosome 15q14 is associated with schizophrenia. 21 Jul 2009
• Knowledge about schizophrenia and attitudes towards people with schizophrenia in Greece. 29 Jun 2009
• Design and clinical characteristics of a homogeneous schizophrenia pedigree sample from Tamil Nadu, India. 30 May 2009
• Cultural variability in the manifestation of expressed emotion. 30 May 2009
• [Patient with a history of immigration in inpatient psychiatric clinics--representative country-wide survey of the "Psychiatry and Immigration" Working Group of the Federal Directors Conference] 6 May 2009
• Mental health literacy and attitude towards people with mental illness: a trend analysis based on population surveys in the eastern part of Germany. 8 Apr 2009
• Work expectations, cultural sensitivity, schizophrenia, and suicide risk in male patients. 30 Mar 2009
• Risk factors for deliberate self-harm and completed suicide in young Chinese people with schizophrenia. 27 Feb 2009
• Personal experience of schizophrenia and the role of Danwei: a case study in 1990s Beijing. 27 Feb 2009
• Neurological soft signs in patients with schizophrenia and their unaffected siblings: frequency and correlates in two ethnic and socioeconomic distinct populations. 15 Feb 2009
• Haplotype analysis confirms association of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene with schizophrenia in the Han Chinese population. 12 Feb 2009
• A schizophrenia gene locus on chromosome 17q21 in a new set of families of Mexican and central american ancestry: evidence from the NIMH Genetics of schizophrenia in latino populations study. 31 Jan 2009
• Adherence to antipsychotics among Latinos and Asians with schizophrenia and limited English proficiency. 30 Jan 2009
• Scales for evaluating depressive symptoms in Chinese patients with schizophrenia. 30 Jan 2009
• Prevalence and correlates of insomnia and its impact on quality of life in Chinese schizophrenia patients. 30 Dec 2008
• Does misdiagnosis explain the schizophrenia epidemic among immigrants from developing countries to Western Europe? 29 Nov 2008
• Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study. 30 Oct 2008
• The period of untreated psychosis before treatment initiation: a qualitative study of family members' perspectives. 30 Oct 2008
• The relationships among perceived criticism, family contact, and consumer clinical and psychosocial functioning for African-American consumers with schizophrenia. 6 Oct 2008
• A reanalysis of 409 European-Ancestry and African American schizophrenia pedigrees reveals significant linkage to 8p23.3 with evidence of locus heterogeneity. 3 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Schizophrenia'

Definition: A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.

Descriptor UI: D012559

Alternative terms: Schizophrenia; Schizophrenias; Dementia Praecox; Schizophrenic Disorders; Disorder, Schizophrenic; Disorders, Schizophrenic; Schizophrenic Disorder;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.700.750;

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics