About 1% of Americans, or nearly 3.5 million people, are affected by schizophrenia — yet the mental disorder remains highly stigmatized and misunderstood, experts say. The reason, according to Brooke ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Schizophrenia commonly co-occurs with other mental health conditions, including depression. However, experts do not know exactly why this happens. People with schizophrenia and depression may have ...

"Schizophrenia" appears frequently in the news. The New York Times website lists more than 6,000 articles mentioning schizophrenia. Sometimes, these are stories of research advances or care. Often, ...

In 1910, the Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler (d. 1939) coined the term 'schizophrenia’ from the Greek words schizo (‘split’) and phren (‘mind’). Bleuler had intended the term to denote a ...

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, and other changes in thoughts or behaviors. Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that affects your thoughts, behaviors, and ...

As Twisha Sharma’s case sparks debate online, we are busting dangerous schizophrenia myths and psychiatric medication ...

Schizophrenia tends to run in families, but genetics is not the only factor that can contribute to the development of the condition. Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric condition that can affect a ...

Researchers at King's College London have identified the biological nature and timing of changes in human cortical neurons ...

Schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are two conditions that have many differences between them. A class of medicines called antipsychotics can be used to treat both conditions but may cause unwanted ...