Schizophrenia News

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder characterised by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions For men, the average age of onset is late teens to early twenties while for women, the onset of schizophrenia is from the late twenties to early thirties With early intervention and proper treatment, many individuals with schizophrenia can lead productive lives

The risk is increased by a family history of schizophrenia or other mental illnesses Disruptions in brain development, imbalances in neurotransmitters, and structural defects in the brain may be involved Toxin exposure, substance misuse, stressful life events, and trauma can all contribute to the beginning of schizophrenia

The study states a potential target for treating neuropsychiatric illnesses like schizophrenia and autism at this critical period of development, which might influence brain circuitry throughout adulthood. 

The study reveals that schizophrenia genes influence a critical function of the placenta to sense nutrients in the mother's bloodstream, including oxygen, and exchange nutrients based on what it finds.

The importance of establishing healthy sleep habits are not just healthy for your body but your mind too. A recetn study provides an overview of how to identify the symptoms of schizophrenia through sleep patterns, read on.

The study reveals that too much sleep can have negative consequences on patients' SSD symptoms. 

Dysfunction in a gene that can lead to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression has been identified.

The findings showed that consuming four grams of Taurine -- an amino-acid, found in foods such as shellfish and turkey -- per day reduced psychotic symptoms within just 12 weeks.

People suffering from schizophrenia may now possibly benefit from the effective, sensitive and tailored treatments used to treat victims of childhood abuse, researchers have claimed.

However, not all children struggling at school are at risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders, the researchers said in a paper, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

Despite treatment with antipsychotic medications, nearly 25 percent of people continue to experience such persecutory hallucinations and delusions.   

This neurodegenerative disease normally leads to a progressive paralysis of the skeletal muscles and, on average, three years after the onset of symptoms, to death.  

These are all key symptoms of mental illnesses such as PTSD, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, says study.

Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly.

Schizophrenia is a primary psychotic disorder while bipolar disorder is a primary mood disorder but can also involve psychosis. 

High death rates among people with schizophrenia have also been shown in previous small studies and those from other countries such as Scandinavia and Australia.

The research presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)conference in Paris identified the area of the brain involved in the condition in some patients.   

Microglia are a type of macrophage, white blood cells found throughout the body that can destroy pathogens or other foreign materials.

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts. 

The experts concluded that, for the patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects on patients` outcomes or the brain.