Schizophrenia: Understanding the mental disorder, from symptoms to stigma
Trigger warning: This article mentions schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, and other mental health conditions. First of two parts In…
In the NT, almost two-thirds of prison inmates live with a mental illness
A landmark study has highlighted how common mental illness is in the Northern Territory’s burgeoning prison population, despite…
Study links heritability and polygenicity across complex human traits
Researchers at the University of Oslo have mapped which parts of our DNA carry the inherited differences behind…
Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
Emergency diagnoses of medical conditions predict worse patient survival
Patients diagnosed with conditions after an emergency hospital admission or an emergency room visit face a higher risk…
Study finds distinct patterns of innate immune activity in mental disorders
The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain…
Severe mental illness may accelerate dementia and stroke vulnerability
People living with severe mental illness face a substantially higher risk of dementia throughout adulthood, as well as…
Shifting expectations of unpredictability could help treat schizophrenia delusions
New research has found that improvements to the severity of delusions in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder recovering from…
AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
One of the greatest challenges in modern genetics is schizophrenia. Unlike diseases caused by a single mutation, this…
Deputies: Search underway in Upstate for man with schizophrenia, dementia
GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Deputies with the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office said they are searching for…
A Northland man falsely claimed his ex was on meds for schizophrenia. He was granted custody
In a memorandum seen by the Herald, a lawyer acting for the child said the father’s affidavit about…
Bradley died months after national antipsychotic medicine shortages, coronial inquest hears
The family of a man with schizophrenia who died in state care says his death raises “significant concerns”…