... loss of energy; and poverty of speech. Positive symptoms respond well to antipsychotic drugs, nevertheless, negative symptoms continue to exhibit themselves albeit the medications being taken. Inheritance Although the genetics of schizophrenia have not been conclusively identified, researchers do know many properties of inheritance of the disorder. An article in Genetic Factors confirms that studies have ... schizophrenia and certain illegal drugs act on the same neurotransmitters (the ones concerned with the chemical dopamine) in the brain, as proved by the fact that the same symptoms a...

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