Study: Schizophrenia is 8 diseases
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects about 1% of the population, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Symptoms can vary from hallucinations to disordered speech to attention and decision-making problems.
Past studies done on twins and families have shown that about 80% of the risk for schizophrenia is inherited, the study authors say. A study published in July showed as many as 108 genes may be tied to the mental health disorder. But scientists have had trouble identifying specific genetic variations that put people at risk.
The Washington University researchers looked at instances where a single unit of DNA was altered, which is known as a single nucleotide polymorphism, or SNP. Then they identified 42 interactive SNP sets that significantly increased people's risk of schizophrenia, according to the study.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/health/schizophrenia-eight-diseases/index.html?hpt=he_t3
FLDA Note: There are many Psychiatric Manifestations of Lyme Disease (as well as tick-borne co-infections Babesia and Bartonella).
Dr. Horowitz recently published a great article on psychiatric symptoms of tick-borne illnesses: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-can-t-i-get-better/201402/antibiotics-found-effective-in-schizophrenia
Psychiatric Lyme Disease Brochure:http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/Psychiatric_Brochure_08_08.pdf
Lyme Disease: A Neuropsychiatric Illness: http://www.neuro-lyme.com/Neurophsychiatric_Lyme.html
References for Psychiatry and Lyme/Tick-Borne Diseases:
http://www.lymeinfo.net/psychbiblio.html
The Psycho immunology of Lyme/Tick-Borne Diseases and its Association with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474947/
Lyme Disease, Comorbid Tick-Borne Diseases, and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/lyme-disease-comorbid-tick-borne-diseases-and-neuropsychiatric-disorders
Neuro-cognitive Lyme Disease: http://www.lymeinfo.net/neuropsych.html
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects about 1% of the population, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Symptoms can vary from hallucinations to disordered speech to attention and decision-making problems.
Past studies done on twins and families have shown that about 80% of the risk for schizophrenia is inherited, the study authors say. A study published in July showed as many as 108 genes may be tied to the mental health disorder. But scientists have had trouble identifying specific genetic variations that put people at risk.
The Washington University researchers looked at instances where a single unit of DNA was altered, which is known as a single nucleotide polymorphism, or SNP. Then they identified 42 interactive SNP sets that significantly increased people's risk of schizophrenia, according to the study.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/health/schizophrenia-eight-diseases/index.html?hpt=he_t3
FLDA Note: There are many Psychiatric Manifestations of Lyme Disease (as well as tick-borne co-infections Babesia and Bartonella).
Dr. Horowitz recently published a great article on psychiatric symptoms of tick-borne illnesses: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-can-t-i-get-better/201402/antibiotics-found-effective-in-schizophrenia
Psychiatric Lyme Disease Brochure:http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/Psychiatric_Brochure_08_08.pdf
Lyme Disease: A Neuropsychiatric Illness: http://www.neuro-lyme.com/Neurophsychiatric_Lyme.html
References for Psychiatry and Lyme/Tick-Borne Diseases:
http://www.lymeinfo.net/psychbiblio.html
The Psycho immunology of Lyme/Tick-Borne Diseases and its Association with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474947/
Lyme Disease, Comorbid Tick-Borne Diseases, and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/lyme-disease-comorbid-tick-borne-diseases-and-neuropsychiatric-disorders
Neuro-cognitive Lyme Disease: http://www.lymeinfo.net/neuropsych.html
