Topic: Psychotic Disorders
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-11-17 20:43:39
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are more likely to die of heart disease than mentally healthy individuals, a study in US veterans indicates.</p><p>While the fact that people with psychosis were more likely to smoke and be inactive accounted for much of ...
AP News | 2009-11-11 19:24:13
<div id="subtitle">Utah agrees to $24M settlement over Eli Lilly's marketing of the Zyprexa anti-psychotic drug</div><div><p>Utah has agreed to a $24 million settlement with Eli Lilly &amp; Co. over claims the drugmaker engaged in off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa, Utah Attorney General Mark ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-10-21 16:52:23
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some highly publicized incidents in recent years, people with schizophrenia rarely commit random homicide, research shows.</p><p>Pooling data from seven studies in four countries, researchers found that the odds of a person with schizophrenia killing a stranger were 1 in 14 million people ...
AP Features | 2009-10-06 00:20:33
<div><p>A judge ruled Monday that the man accused of gunning down a legendary Iowa high school football coach is mentally competent to stand trial.</p><p>Mark D. Becker, 24, can appreciate the first-degree murder charges against him, understand the proceedings and assist with his defense, according to an order ...
