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Lead
Institute of Psychiatry, London
Age
60–95
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Treatment and Control (antipsychotic free) Group
Schizophrenia
meet diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia-like illness
aged between 60 and 95 years of age
score \<6 on the Geriatric depression scale
Alzheimer's
meet diagnostic criteria for AD
score \<=4 on the Modified Hachinski Ischaemia Scale
score \< 8 on a modified version of the UPDRS
aged between 60 and 95 years of age
score \<6 on the Geriatric depression scale
You may not be if
Treatment Group
Schizophrenia
current or past history of addiction, traumatic brain injury or epilepsy
prescribed any drug that interferes with brain dopamine in past 2 weeks (6 weeks if depot antipsychotic medication).
medical conditions that might affect Ability to tolerate a brain scan
unable to give informed consent
Alzheimer's
current or past history of psychiatric illness, traumatic brain injury or epilepsy
prescribed an antipsychotic or other oral drug that interferes with brain dopamine function within the past 2 weeks (6 weeks if depot antipsychotic medication).
medical conditions that might affect a person's ability to tolerate a brain scan
Control (antipsychotic free) Group
Schizophrenia
Prescribed psychotropic medication
unable to give informed consent
Alzheimer's
Prescribed psychotropic medication
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