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"Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Mutation". ABC News. 24 October 2005.
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Hormones and schizophrenia[edit]

More research and inquiry into connections between hormones (primarily estrogen) and schizophrenia. Increase in post-menopausal women is an interesting place to track or study relationship between estrogen decline and schizophrenic symptoms. Perhaps consider its presence in ER+ breast cancer patients, whose estrogen is suppressed. Mokshafarmsanctuary (talk) 21:27, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a secondary review or source complaint with Wikipedia's sourcing guidelines you want incorporated into the article? Otherwise, it's unclear what you're asking or why you're posting. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:02, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Paranoid schizophrenia leads back to here[edit]

This article has 'Paranoid schizophrenia' as a link at the bottom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_schizophrenia which redirects you back here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.86.207 (talk • contribs) 19:58, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. It looks like it's in the WP:NAVBOX called Template:Mental disorders. I'll take care of it. WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:10, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good stuff, thanks 92.25.45.1 (talk) 18:04, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Heat illness risk[edit]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/schizophrenia-extreme-heat-health-risk/ says that people with schizophrenia have weaker thermoregulation, and that antipsychotics make it even easier to overheat. I wonder whether this should be mentioned in this article, perhaps under Schizophrenia#Prognosis. It sounds like schizophrenia + homelessness + climate change = risk of death from Heat illness. WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:09, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]