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Back in the 1950s, treating people with schizophrenia involved isolating them from their environment. They were seen as dangerous, unpredictable, with a split personality. Today we know that thanks to treatment, people with schizophrenia can function normally in society. What else should we know about schizophrenia – a disease that, according to WHO estimates, affects 21 million people worldwide? How can it be treated? And can it be cured? – explains prof. dr hab. n. med. Agata Szulc. About the speaker: prof. dr hab. n. med. Agata Szulc – specialist psychiatrist. After obtaining her habilitation in 2008, she took up the position of head of the Psychiatry Clinic at the Medical University of Bialystok. In 2013, she received a professorial nomination from the President of the Republic of Poland. Prof. Szulc's main area of interest includes neuroimaging research, primarily magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The team led by prof. Szulc was the first in Poland to publish a number of papers on the results of proton 1H MRS spectroscopy of the brain in schizophrenia. This method is used in diagnosing, predicting treatment outcomes and searching for the pathophysiology of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Research conducted by prof. Szulc has proven that the latest antipsychotic drugs have a neuroprotective effect, and the 1H MRS method can have practical applications in predicting treatment outcomes in schizophrenia. Since 2013, he has been the head of the Psychiatric Clinic at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical University of Warsaw. In 2016, prof. Szulc took on the role of president of the Polish Psychiatric Association. The lecture was held as part of the 12th edition of the Brain Day 2017 at SWPS University. #schizophrenia #brain #psychiatry #psychology