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		<title>Brain features associated with neonatal risk for schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/06/brain-features-associated-with-neonatal-risk-for-schizophrenia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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Writing in the American Journal of Psychiatry, John Gilmore and colleages reported that the size and structure of the brains of newborn boys&#8212;but not girls&#8212;who are at risk for developing schizophrenia differ from those of their peers. Using multiple scanning methods at different times during gestation and infancy, the researchers compared the brains of offspring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish oil and adolescent psychosis</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/fish-oil-and-adolescent-psychosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 40 weeks after receiving a brief course of &#969;-3 (&#8220;omega three&#8221;) polyunsaturated fatty acids, adolescents at risk for psychotic disorders were less likely to progress to psychotic status than similar peers who did not receive the supplement. In the study by G. Paul Amminger and colleagues, the youths in the treated group also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jani&#8217;s story updated</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/janis-story-updated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Hushing the intruders in her brain,&#8221; Shari Roan continued her account of childhood-onset schizophrenia as experieinced by January (&#8216;Jani&#8217;) Schofield. In the current story, Ms. Roan provided an update about Jani&#8217;s and her family&#8217;s life and progress. The coverage includes cotent about changes in Jani&#8217;s therapy and medications, the family&#8217;s living situation, and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Campaign for Children’s Mental Health</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/virginia-campaign-for-children%e2%80%99s-mental-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Twelve key children’s services for community services boards




specialized children’s emergency services;
crisis stabilization;
evaluations for Comprehensive Services Act services;
psychiatric/medication;
office-based mental health therapy;
office-based substance abuse therapy;
mental health case management; 
intellectual disabilities case management;
substance abuse case management;
home-based behavioral treatment and support for families;
school-based day treatment; and
local residential services.





Right here in my home commonwealth of Virginia last week, Mira Signe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meds cause weight gains</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/meds-cause-weight-gains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children and youths who were treated with &#8220;atypical antipsychotic medications&#8221; (aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone) gained substantial weight and had changes in their metabolism in a study reported by Christoph Correll and colleagues in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The drugs, which are used to treat childhood schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and (sometimes) Autism, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jani and Oprah</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/10/jani-and-oprah/</link>
		<comments>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/10/jani-and-oprah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January First made Oprah! 
I&#8217;m a tad late getting to this, as the segment aired 6 October 2009, but I&#8217;m glad to note that Ms. Winfrey covered the story of Jani, the 6-year-old girl with childhood schizophrenia whose story Shari Roan candidly reported last June in the Los Angeles Times.  
Because it&#8217;s coverage by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following Danny Watt&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/following-danny-watts-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Jackman&#8217;s article about Danny Watt to which I referred a few days ago (see this post) is generating a lot of discussion on the Post&#8217;s Web site. The comments on Mr. Jackman&#8217;s story are informative. For example, at least a half dozen mention having a family member with mental illness. Link to the comments.



Share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media matters</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/media-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent posts about news coverage of mental illness (e.g., &#8220;Danny Watt&#8217;s Story&#8221; and &#8220;Jani Illustrates Troubles&#8220;) has had me thinking about how popular media portray these problems. Over on Psych Central, Margarita Tartakovsky has an article entitled &#8220;Media’s Damaging Depictions of Mental Illness&#8221; that I recommend to readers of EBD Blog. In addition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danny Watt&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/07/danny-watts-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parents of Daniel Watt, a youth who had multiple problems, told the story of their son&#8217;s life and suicide. Tom Jackman of the Washington Post reported the story of Danny and his parents, helping explain some of the problems of addressing the needs of children with multiple diagnoses&#8212;co-morbid schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jani illustrates troubles</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/06/jani-illustrates-troubles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shari Roan&#8217;s article entitled &#8220;Jani&#8217;s at the mercy of her mind&#8221; illustrates the difficulties encountered by children with schizophrenia and their families. For those who do not know about schizophrenia in children, this journalistic case study will be a good introduction.
It&#8217;s been a rough week. A few days ago, at UCLA&#8217;s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 6-year-old [...]]]></description>
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