Monday, June 21, 2010

(MED) Israeli Research: Stopping Schizophrenia Before It Starts

"New research from Israel suggests that it may be possible to prevent schizophrenia if it can be caught before it fully manifests itself. The study, from Tel Aviv University (TAU), shows that early intervention could prevent the mind-altering disorder.

Prof. Ina Weiner of the department of psychology at TAU says: 'The big question asked in recent years is if schizophrenia can be prevented.' Her response is that drugs like clozapine that are used to treat schizophrenia might, if administered during a subject's adolescence, prevent the development of the disease in those predisposed to it. 'Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia remain unsatisfactory, so clinicians and researchers like myself have started to dig in another direction,' she says. Their results provide hope." (source)

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