<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/spring-1999/seeking-cause-and-cure.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Seeking a Cause and a Cure</title><excerpt>Research on schizophrenia typically takes two forms: searching for causes of the disorder and working to develop effective treatments. Richard Josiassen ’69 does both. The director of the Arthur P. Noyes Clinical Research Center at Norristown State Hospital in Pennsylvania, he heads a team of researchers from around the world who puzzle over causes of the disorder while helping patients who suffer from the devastating illness.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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