Schizophrenia

...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b or bipolar mania now have expanded treatment options: Two additional dosages (3 mg and 4 mg) of RISPERDAL(R) M-TAB(R), the fast- dissolving form of one of the most prescribed antipsychotic medications, RISPERDAL(R) (risperidone), are now available by prescription.

RISPERDAL M-Tabs are easy for patients to use because they dissolve in seconds when placed on the tongue.

This is an alternative for healthcare professionals who may have patients who hide medication in their mouths to avoid taking it.

Additionally, for patients who have difficulty or do not like swallowing pills, RISPERDAL M-Tabs can be an important alternative.

The new delivery option offers benefits to healthcare professionals because there is no mixing, measuring or beverage required for administration.

The two new dosages are now available.

ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b affects more than two million Americans(1) and is characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal and a diminished capacity for organized thought.(2) Bipolar mania is one aspect of bipolar disorder.

People with bipolar mania may experience high levels of energy, unrealistic thoughts or ideas, and reckless and/or impulsive behavior.

Of the more than three million Americans believed to suffer from bipolar disorder, two-thirds are often under-diagnosed and under-treated, according to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the leading advocacy organization for people with mental illness.(3) RISPERDAL has been market...

...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b may be associated with a larger range of autoimmune diseases than previously suspected.

ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b affects about 1 percent of the population and can trigger delusions, paranoia, and hallucinations.

It is very difficult to treat.

A few autoimmune disorders are thought to play some role in ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b.

Dr.

William W.

Eaton, of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues examined the association between ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b and a range of autoimmune diseases using three databases.

Included in the analysis were 7704 subjects diagnosed with ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b between 1981 and 1998 and their parents, and age- and sex-matched controls and their parents.

Subjects with a history of one or more autoimmune diseases had a 45 percent higher risk of ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b, according to the authors.

ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b patients had a higher prevalence of nine autoimmune disorders compared with comparison subjects.

Compared with the parents of controls, the parents of schizophrenic patients had a higher prevalence of 12 autoimmune diseases.

The autoimmune disorders — thyrotoxicosis, celiac disease, acquired hemolytic anemia, interstitial cystitis, and Sjogren's syndrome — occurred more often in schizophrenic patients and their parents compared with the controls and their parents.

"In future clinical studies, it may be interesting to search for a family history of autoimmune diseases … in patients with ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b," Eaton's team suggests.

"Eventual...

... New Haven Independent: Cop Of The Week /* csshover.htc file version: V1.21.041022 - Available for download from: http://www.xs4all.nl/~peterned/csshover.html */ body{behavior:url(http://www.newhavenindependent.org/scripts/csshover.htc);} input {height:1.75em;} New Haven Independent Home About New Haven Independent.org Online Journalism Project Contact Us News Tips and Photos Suggestions Report Site Problems Send us Money NHI as Homepage « The Disciples Gather Permalink Officer Brian Donnelly had just returned to work after a week off.

A call came in to 911 from a woman down the street.

"I have a gun," she said.

"I want the cops to come kill me." Donnelly had spent the prior week in a classroom with 50 officers from five different departments.

They were learning how to deal with potentially violent mentally ill people.

"First day back.

First call.

I couldn't believe it," he recalled.

"Suicide by cop." The woman was calling from a pay phone at Kimberly Avenue and the Boulevard.

Donnelly rushed over with another officer from the substation at Kimberly and Howard, where Donnelly is based.

No sign of the woman.

Another officer arrived from a different direction.

Suddenly the woman emerged and yelled at that officer: "Kill me!

Kill me!

I have a gun." She didn't see Donnelly.

He approached her.

He had his gun drawn.

She turned, and she saw him.

"Omigod!

Omigod!

" she shouted.

She lifted up the loose-fitting red s...