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Schizophrenia Learning Center

Prevention could include:
Because side effects are one of the most important reasons why people with schizophrenia stop taking their medication, it is very important to find the medication that controls your symptoms without causing side effects. Always talk to your doctor...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 22, 2009
The multifactorial and polygenic etiology (origins or causes) of schizophrenia complicates the search for preventive measures against the disorder. It is possible that the complete mapping of the human genome will identify a finite number of genes...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
With present levels of understanding about schizophrenia, there does not appear to be any way to prevent the disease. Better understanding holds the promise of prevention if specific causal factors are environmental, chemical or viral.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
There is no proven way to prevent onset of schizophrenia. Researchers have investigated the possibility of treating schizophrenia during the prodromal stage or even before symptoms start (such as when the likelihood of hereditary transmission is h...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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