Schizophrenia

Community-based mental health services can improve outcomes in people with mental health diagnoses, several studies have found. Deinstitutionalization—the push to keep people out of long-term ... Read More

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental health condition thought to result from some combination of genetic and environmental factors. Imbalances in brain chemicals, such as dopamine ... Read More

For those dwelling in climates prone to the dark, chilly days of fall and winter, it is widely understood that along with changes in the natural world, seasonal shifts in mood and temperament ... Read More

Schizophrenia is often found in families with high rates of psychological illness. When one member of a family has schizophrenia, the chances of other members developing psychological problems, ... Read More

What does it mean to hear voices? Is someone who hears voices and sees visions necessarily schizophrenic, or could these hallucinations, as they are commonly called, simply be another of ... Read More

Schizophrenia is often diagnosed after someone has a psychotic episode. When someone who has had a psychotic episode initially seeks treatment, however, he or she may have had a prolonged ... Read More

The number of incarcerated individuals with mental health issues is disproportionately high. Not all people who commit an offense have psychological problems, but those that do often go ... Read More

How an individual perceives time affects how they plan for a particular action and what behaviors and steps they will take to complete that action. Research on time deficits and impairments ... Read More

One of the first signs of schizophrenia is a psychotic episode. Symptoms of psychosis can appear weeks, months, or even years before a psychotic episode requiring medical attention. Because ... Read More

There are several unique symptoms that occur in psychosis and schizophrenia. People with these psychological problems often report being hypersensitive to sounds and scenes. Their cognitive ... Read More

Exorcisms occupy a hallowed place in horror movies, with some claiming to be “based on a true story”—attracting mass audiences, rampant skepticism, and much discussion. But the ancient ... Read More

In recent years, support of psychodynamic psychotherapy for the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum and other forms of psychosis has diminished. This is not entirely a result of lack of ... Read More