Research summaries for autism therapy: schizophrenia

definition of schizophrenia: Chronic, severe, disabling brain disorder that is characterized by a range of symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, disordered thoughts or movements, and lack of ability to plan or organize, and other symptoms. Some medications that are indicated for treatment of schizophrenia can be helpful to people with other nervous system disorders, including autism.
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychosis, Summarized Aug 21, 2009

Several symptoms of autism and psychosis are similar, and diagnosis may affect therapy.... The authors talked about "psychosis" as a broad term that included different types of psychosis and schizophrenia. With psychosis, the patientâ??s sense of reality is distorted or lost.... Read more...

Safety and Usage of Atypical Antipsychotic Medicines in Children: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study, Summarized Jul 11, 2008

Risperidone use in children with autism may result in sadness.

This New Zealand study looked at the use of a type of drug therapy (atypical
antipsychotics) in children. In 94% of the cases the drug therapy was for risperidone. Risperidone is prescribed for many reasons such as autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorders. A total of 131 of the 420 children in the study (31%) had one or more adverse events. The study described one 13-year-old girl with autism who was given risperidone therapy and became sad. An 11-year-old boy with Asperger syndrome received risperidone therapy and became depressed. Another 11-year-old boy with Asperger syndrome had suicidal thoughts after starting risperidone. Read more...

Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complimented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Schizophrenia (ICD10-F20/DSM-IV Code 295) and Other Psychotic Mental Illnesses, Summarized Feb 29, 2008

Psychotherapy that works to bring together the different parts of a person's sense of self (clinical holistic medicine) can help patients with schizophrenia and autism.

This paper includes a case study of a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia and autism who was cured by three years of clinical holistic medicine. When he first arrived at the clinic he had autism and was not in touch with his emotions. He had been abandoned in early childhood by his mother and father. After three years of therapy he had a social life and his behavior was much improved. The authors believe that psychodynamic treatment/clinical holistic medicine should be the treatment of choice for schizophrenia. Read more...

‘All that Glitters is not Gold’: Misdiagnosis of Psychosis in Pervasive Developmental Disorders – A Case Series, Summarized Jan 3, 2008

Some children who may seem psychotic actually have autism and can be helped by autism therapies.

This paper describes a series of children (case studies) who had autism instead of psychosis. The author writes about very early onset schizophrenia (VEOS), which is not very common. He has found in his practice that many children who were brought to him because the parents thought they had VEOS actually were acting up from anxiety from autism. The children were young and did not have the verbal skills to describe what they were feeling. The children improved with autism therapies. Read more...

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