Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that can affect a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior. It can be a very debilitating condition, making it difficult to hold a job, go to school, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn effective steps for the prevention and management of schizophrenia relapse.

A young woman with nervous breakdown expressions on background. [Courtesy/iStock] Schizophrenia is one of the most misunderstood mental health disorders in our communities. Often dismissed as ...

A new study shows that genetic risk for schizophrenia causes a unique decrease in frontal cortical surface area during early adolescence.

“The journey through these phases varies for each person and may cycle, depending on the response to treatment and external stressors,” says Michael Kane, MD, a psychiatrist and the chief medical ...

Neurological soft signs (NSS) encompass subtle impairments in motor coordination, sensory integration and sequencing of complex movements that do not localise to a discrete brain lesion. These signs ...

Implementing retinal screening in psychiatric practice could help to alleviate the significant burden on family caregivers.

The following story is a composite case based on common clinical experiences, created to illustrate early warning signs of schizophrenia. Names and details have been changed to protect privacy. When ...