In a new study, Swedish researchers have identified epigenetic changes — known as DNA methylation — in the blood of patients with schizophrenia. PsychCentral 29/03/2012.

Fred was a 21 year old sales representative, who had seemed to be making steady progress in his career for several years. After the past several months, however, management had noted a substantial decrease in his performance. When confronted about this, he admitted that his mind was no longer fully on his work. In particular, [...]