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Barriers to long-acting injectable antipsychotic use for community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia in China: a qualitative process analysis
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Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) have proven more effective for treating patients with schizophrenia than oral formulations. However, the use of LAIs in China remains low and this phenomenon is still under-researched. This study endeavors to provide a better understanding by systematically...
Quality of life between schizophrenia patients and family caregivers in Northern China: an actor-partner interdependence mediation model of stigma and social support
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Schizophrenia poses significant challenges to the lives of individuals and to society. However, limited research has explored the relationship between stigma and quality of life in both patients with schizophrenia and their family caregivers. Furthermore, the potential mediating role of social support...
Driver or passenger? A new assessment of genes in the schizophrenia-associated 3q29 deletion locus for contribution to neurodevelopmental disorders
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3q29 deletion (3q29Del) syndrome is caused by a 1.6 Mb copy number variant (CNV) located near the telomeric end of the long arm of the third human chromosome. Hemizygosity of this set of 22 protein-coding genes significantly increases risk for schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders among other neurodevelopmental...
Clinical significance of serum anti-GAD65 titer in patients with schizophrenia and type2 diabetes mellitus
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Schizophrenia isassociated with elevated incidence of type2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Autoimmune responses targeting glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) may contribute to neurological disorders and diabetes development. Accordingly, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the clinical relevance of serum...
