Read more schizophrenia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1445/schizophrenia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70611/genius-madness-linked-to-gene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe reason why many creative people like Vincent Van Gogh show self-destructive tendencies is in the genes, researchers have discovered. Scientists in a new study found that volunteers identified as the most creative also had the highest levels of a gene variant associated with psychosis and depression, the Daily Telegraph...http://www.newser.com/story/70611/genius-madness-linked-to-gene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 3:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69954/megan-fox-should-stop-talking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough she's the star of two Transformers movies, “which I guess is an 'accomplishment' of sorts," Megan Fox's real talent has nothing to do with acting, but “lies in her seemingly endless arsenal of opinions, ” writes James Brady Ryan of Nerve. “She’s accumulated a list of sound bites much longer...http://www.newser.com/story/69954/megan-fox-should-stop-talking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 9:59:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69869/cops-catch-insane-killer-who-fled-field-trip-in-wash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA schizophrenic killer who ducked out of a mental hospital field trip has been caught in south-central Washington, the Spokesman-Review reports. Phillip A. Paul, 47, slipped away at the Spokane County Interstate Fair on Thursday and triggered a police manhunt. A sherriff's deputy caught him today trying to hitch a...http://www.newser.com/story/69869/cops-catch-insane-killer-who-fled-field-trip-in-wash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 19:59:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69312/insane-asylums-werent-so-bad-oliver-sacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMental health experts have lost touch with the benefits of old-fashioned insane asylums, where patients once enjoyed a sense of community and jobs like cleaning and farming, Oliver Sacks writes in the New York Review of Books . Touching on a new book of Christopher Payne photographs called Asylum —which offers...http://www.newser.com/story/69312/insane-asylums-werent-so-bad-oliver-sacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 17:35:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68422/i-have-a-mental-problem-megan-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTransformers star Megan Fox says she's mentally ill and fears she'll end up like her idol, Marilyn Monroe, the Sun reports. "I could end up like that because I constantly struggle with the idea that I think I'm a borderline personality—or that I have bouts of mild schizophrenia," Fox...http://www.newser.com/story/68422/i-have-a-mental-problem-megan-fox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 9:12:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68157/garrido-sought-help-for-schizophrenia-biz-owner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhillip Garrido reached out to authorities and acquaintances about his mental health problems but received no help in return, a business owner tells the Sacramento Bee . "He realized he had a problem and tried to reach out and tell the world about it, the authorities about it, but they ignored...http://www.newser.com/story/68157/garrido-sought-help-for-schizophrenia-biz-owner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 19:27:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65348/scientists-aim-to-help-young-schizophrenics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSchizophrenia experts are using a grab-bag of tools to help young people experiencing early signs of the disease, the AP reports. Hormone research, DNA studies, and brain scans are helping patients in the early "prodrome" phase, before deeper psychosis sets in. Many sufferers are trying the 8-year-old PIER program, used...http://www.newser.com/story/65348/scientists-aim-to-help-young-schizophrenics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 19:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63349/genetic-faults-link-manic-depression-schizophrenia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have discovered genetic variations that link schizophrenia to manic depression for the first time, the Independent reports. Research made possible by technical advances found that thousands of tiny genetic faults raised the risk of both mental illnesses, which had previously been believed to be completely distinct conditions. Experts hope...http://www.newser.com/story/63349/genetic-faults-link-manic-depression-schizophrenia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 7:41:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59549/scientists-locate-brains-sentimental-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt turns out sex and sentimentality are linked after all, reports Reuters. Scientists have pinpointed areas of the brain that determine an individual's warm and fuzzy feelings—which they say are the same regions that control sex and some food urges. Researchers hope the findings may help explain brain evolution...http://www.newser.com/story/59549/scientists-locate-brains-sentimental-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 4:45:00 CDT