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

Research has found that children with higher genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia show decreases in frontal cortical ...

Schizophrenia in children and adolescents is of serious concern to parents who are likely to be reluctant and terrified or outraged and indignant in even considering the possibility of this diagnosis ...

Schizophrenia typically begins in late adolescence and young adulthood. Research estimates that the average age of onset for psychotic disorders like schizophrenia lies between ages 20 and 29, with ...

Children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology than children born to parents without these conditions. The corresponding study as ...

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Brexpiprazole was associated with a greater reduction in schizophrenia symptoms over 6 weeks in adolescents compared with placebo, with a tolerable safety profile, in a new phase 3 trial. Researchers ...

A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions.

The chromosomal disorder 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) has emerged as one of the strongest risks for schizophrenia. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital identified malformed regions ...

A new study led by Murdoch University has found that children of parents with severe mental illness are more likely to experience cognitive difficulties. The study, "Cognitive performance in offspring ...

Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part series examining how a November beating at an Edgemoor bus stop occurred and a family’s yearslong attempts to help their schizophrenic son, who had a ...