s | 63 palate. In this study, we investigated the association between coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNPs) of ADAMATS20 gene and schizophrenia in a Korean population. Methods: Six cSNPs (rs10506226, rs10880473, rs7310011, rs7297737, rs7302446 and rs11182088) in 276 schizophrenia patients and 406 control subjects were genotyped using Sequenom iPLEX-Gold assay. The associations o...

When parents try to assume responsibility for an ill adult-child with schizophrenia, the law, mental health practitioners, and often the ill person reject their right to do so. Consequently, these parents regard themselves as disenfranchised, i.e., lacking the rights required to care properly for their loved ones. Redefining Parental Identity, a grounded theory of caregiving and schizophrenia, ...

Objectives: Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that has profound effects on both individuals and the community. Notwithstanding the suggestion for treating schizophrenia with a minimum dose of drugs, antipsychotic polypharmacy increases the patient’s care costs and drug interactions. Aripiprazole reduces the metabolic side effects of antipsychotic polypharmacy treatment. DRD2 and HT...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the verbal memory and working memory impairment in healthy siblings of patients with schizophrenia.  Methods: The purpose of this study was to compare cognitive deficits in siblings of the patients with schizophrenia and control group. A total of 35 unaffected siblings of patients with schizophrenia were selected from the relatives of the pat...

background: knowledge is limited concerning the role of temperament and character factors on schizophrenia. recent studies suggest that dimensions of temperament and character influence symptoms and functions in schizophrenia.  the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between temperament and character with positive and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. methods...