Read more psychosis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8443/psychosis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:36:31 CSThttp://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/36033/doc-i-think-im-on-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn The Truman Show , Jim Carrey's life was nothing more than a reality TV program, with actors playing his friends and family and millions of viewers watching his every move. Those themes of surveillance and artificiality pervade the lives of a growing number of psychiatric patients—people who think they...http://www.newser.com/story/36033/doc-i-think-im-on-reality-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:17:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13275/nursing-homes-misuse-meds-to-control-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnderstaffed US nursing homes are increasingly turning to antipsychotic drugs to control elderly residents, even though most display symptoms of dementia rather than the psychotic disorders the drugs are intended to treat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Such “off-label” usage defies FDA warnings that elderly patients using the drugs face...http://www.newser.com/story/13275/nursing-homes-misuse-meds-to-control-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Dec 2007 15:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4862/reefer-madness-marijuana-ups-psychosis-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmoking pot increases your risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of psychotic illness later in life, according to a new study. Partakers had a 41% higher chance of developing psychosis with hallucinations or delusions—a risk that only increased with heavy use. The findings may push the UK to...http://www.newser.com/story/4862/reefer-madness-marijuana-ups-psychosis-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jul 2007 10:46:02 CDT