Schizophrenia is a severe and often highly debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted emotions, thinking patterns and altered perceptions of reality, as well as mental impairments.
Twenty years ago, I found myself in a hospital, told I was dealing with something called psychosis. I didn't understand what that meant. At age 13, I was far more concerned with the classes I was ...
Recently, I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of a new book, The Essential Schizophrenia Companion, by Robert Francis (with a foreword by Elyn R. Saks, Ph.D., J.D.). Robert is a man with a ...
FDA label expansion adds relapse-prevention in adult schizophrenia, addressing a major driver of hospitalization, functional ...
This post contains discussion of mental health issues. Regardless of your age, you probably know actor Jake Lloyd. Along with roles in films like Jingle All the Way, he starred as young Anakin ...
A study this week reported an association between people’s medical records listing cannabis use disorder and both schizophrenia diagnoses and psychosis — but experts emphasized the data should not be ...
How Does Cobenfy Work, and How Is It Different From Other Medicines Used to Treat Schizophrenia? An imbalance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters may contribute to schizophrenia. Current ...