BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Studies suggest that between 1% and 5% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia actually have autoimmune conditions.

Ben's case exemplifies the core insight of Dr. Swatzyna’s clinician detective model: that not all psychiatric symptoms are psychiatric in origin, and that functional abnormalities in brain activity—detectable on EEG—can signal the presence of invisible, systemic pathology.

Mitochondria are not merely energy producers but orchestrate complex cellular processes, including gene expression, apoptosis, calcium regulation, communication, and synaptic function, especially in neurons.

Schizophrenia represents multiple disorders—"schizophrenias"—each potentially with distinct biological underpinnings.