Genotype Influences Improvement in Schizophrenia Patients Treated with Folate Plus Vitamin B12

Joshua L. Roffman, MD, MMSc

Folate deficiency is an important avenue of research in terms of pathogenesis and treatment mechanisms in several psychiatric disorders. As many as 20% of patients with schizophrenia have insufficient blood folate levels, and research demonstrates a specific relationship between negative symptom severity and blood folic acid levels.

Timing of Childhood Maltreatment and Risk of Later Psychopathology

Erin Dunn, Sc.D., MPH

Exposure to childhood adversity, including physical and sexual abuse, is strongly associated with risk for later psychopathology. However, there is little consensus on when during the course of development exposure to abuse is most harmful.

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