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A esquizofrenia é uma doença como a diabetes

Filipe Maia já tem vários outros poemas prontos e não esconde o desejo de publicar um novo livro

Filipe Maia e Carmo é esquizofrénico há 18 anos e assume com serenidade a doença que decidiu combater. Uma batalha que não trava apenas contra o mundo de fantasia que a patologia o fez criar, mas sobretudo contra […]

Pet therapy ‘helps schizophrenia’

Dogs were taken into therapy sessions

Pet therapy can help people with schizophrenia feel more motivated and improve their quality of life, research has suggested.
A team from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel looked at the effect of bringing dogs into therapy sessions.
Patients in these sessions were much less apathetic compared to those […]

Schizophrenia prediction possible

Schizophrenia is linked to brain abnormalities

The development of schizophrenia can be accurately predicted in high risk groups years before symptoms harden into psychosis, say scientists.
A team from Edinburgh University has found people who go on to develop schizophrenia show subtle signs at an early stage.
This includes social withdrawal, odd behaviour, and feelings of […]