Semyon Gluzman, Soviet psychiatrist sent to the gulag for exposing bogus diagnoses of mental illness
Semyon Gluzman, who has died aged 79, was the first Soviet psychiatrist to blow the whistle on the…
Key gene mutation disrupts the brain’s ability to update beliefs in schizophrenia patients
One of the symptoms of schizophrenia is difficulty incorporating new information about the world. This can lead patients…
Brain waste clearance dysfunction may predict the onset of psychosis
How can we explain the onset of psychotic symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia? Despite their major and often irreversible…
Largest genetic study classifies 14 psychiatric disorders into five major groups
Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored…
Detecting major neurological disorders via saliva
A team of Korean researchers has, for the first time in the world, developed a technology capable of…
New research on two million people quantifies how genetic risks overlap across diagnoses
A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists…
Weekly Research Digest: Art Therapy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials and Lived Experience
This week Mad in America examines three studies around art therapy and art-based interventions for mental health issues.…
Study analyzes alterations in the cerebral cortex in people with psychosis
Researchers at the University of Seville have analyzed alterations in the cerebral cortex in people suffering from psychosis.…
Three Moms Fight for Their Sons With Schizophrenia
A story in Atavist Magazine follows the plight of three moms in Colorado Springs who have fought…
Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
Large study identifies more than 100 genetic regions linked to schizophrenia
A team of researchers led by scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, SUNY Downstate…
Science shows different psychiatric disorders might have same cause
A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of…