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In Case You Missed: Utilizing the Muscarinic System to Optimize Treatment Options for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is an incurable, neuropsychiatric disease characterized by difficulties thinking and communicating clearly as well as psychosis (ie, “positive” symptoms); difficulty functioning socially (ie, “negative” symptoms); and cognitive impairment. As many as 34% of patients with schizophrenia have treatment-resistant schizophrenia, defined as continuing symptoms despite at least 2 trials of appropriate antipsychotic treatment, and most people do not recover from it. Patients with... |