Suicide rates for schizophrenia are among the highest of any mental illness, but suicide prevention strategies can make a ...

According to the dimensional view of mental disorders, psychosis is expressed on a continuum ranging from mild subclinical ...

A third of people with schizophrenia have symptoms that will not sufficiently respond to two adequate trials of antipsychotic medications.1 For these people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, ...

While antipsychotics do not cure schizophrenia, they help control symptoms and, when taken long-term, can help prevent future episodes of psychosis. Antipsychotics work by blocking dopamine in the ...

one of schizophrenia’s positive symptoms. They used a well-known test where rats and mice were given amphetamine, a drug that causes hyperactivity similar to psychotic episodes in humans.

Probiotics added to traditional antipsychotic treatment were linked to a significant reduction in schizophrenia symptoms in a new meta-analysis. Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta ...

The Dexter prequel series is out now, so be sure to take note of when new episodes drop. There will be 10 episodes of Dexter: Original Sin in total. That’s less than the original series ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

Among patients with schizophrenia, imaging-navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation effectively and safely treats auditory verbal hallucinations. Repetitive transcranial magnetic ...

Those with the disorder experience symptoms of schizophrenia such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech and cognitive impairment; together with symptoms of disordered mood such as ...

The study does not imply that cannabis use directly causes schizophrenia, but researchers caution that heavy cannabis use can worsen symptoms and the prognosis for those living with the ...

Nevertheless, the authors note that heavy cannabis use does worsen symptoms and the prognosis for those living with schizophrenia and caution about the trends observed in the study. "The tripling ...