Stanford Yoon Lab Schizophrenia PET Scan Research Study
The Yoon Lab is conducting a positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging study in individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders ages 18-55.
Silicon Valley family exposes need to reform conservatorship law
By Moryt Milo California State Sen. Susan Eggman has authored a bill, SB 43, that would revise the language in the Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Conservatorship law. The 56-year-old law’s definition of “gravely disabled” is too subjective many families argue, and they hope the bill will reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Under current law, individuals…
Momentum For Health: Much More Than Mental Health Care
By Moryt Milo Momentum for Health, one of the largest nonprofit agencies in Santa Clara County, helps youth and adults diagnosed with mental health disorders. The nonprofit focuses on the whole person by recognizing that successful treatment requires viewing the individual’s health through a 360-degree lens. CEO and president David Mineta said Momentum’s goal is…
CARE Court: A New Dawn in Mental Health Treatment
By Moryt Milo It’s a rare moment when a proposed law reshaping the mental health landscape receives unprecedented support. It’s even more stunning when it’s enacted within eight months. This is what occurred after Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out his CARE Court proposal. On Sept. 14, 2022, Gov. Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery and…
NAMI Research Opportunity – Survey for adults with schizophrenia and/or their caregivers
This study is seeking input via online survey from people with schizophrenia and caregivers of those with schizophrenia. The survey will ask questions about what it is like to live with schizophrenia, participant experiences with medications and other ways of managing symptoms, and what people want to see from future drug treatments. The goal…
Online Survey – Treatment Access in Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY NAMI is committed to ensuring that the most effective treatments for mental illness are available to those who need them. Determining which treatments are most effective requires research. When NAMI is approached to be involved in research of any type, at any level, we take it very seriously. NAMI’s Chief Medical Officer Dr.…
Online Survey – Testing a Model of Recovery from Schizophrenia
This study is an online survey for individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The goal of this study is to understand the personal experiences and characteristics associated with recovery in schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
Schizophrenia fMRI Research Study
Stanford Yoon Lab study utilizing fMRI to discover the brain circuits responsible for schizophrenia and translating this knowledge into the clinic to improve how we diagnose and treat this condition.
Schizophrenia and the Immune System Research Study
Stanford University and Inspire Clinic are studying the immune system in the disease process of schizophrenia.