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Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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In this Article

• Schizophrenia facts
• What is schizophrenia?
• What are the different types of schizophrenia?
• How common is schizophrenia in children?
• What is the history of schizophrenia?
• What are causes of schizophrenia? Is it hereditary?
• What are schizophrenia symptoms and signs?
• How is schizophrenia diagnosed?
• What are treatments for schizophrenia and the side effects of those treatments?
• What is the prognosis for schizophrenia?
• What research is being done on schizophrenia?
• Where can people get more information about schizophrenia?
• Schizophrenia FAQs
• Patient Comments: Schizophrenia - Describe Your Experience
• Patient Comments: Schizophrenia - Treatments
• Find a local Psychiatrist in your town
• Schizophrenia Index

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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
http://www.nami.org/

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