What is psychosis? Psychosis is essentially a mental health disorder which is characterised by a set of symptoms. These include: delusions, hallucinations, paranoia and thought disorder. Individuals experiencing psychotic...
The media has supplied the general population with caricatures and stereotypes of people who have schizophrenia through films, TV and the news. In some cases, it portrays people with the condition being unable to work - this is not true. There are...
There has been mounting evidence that inflammation and the immune system play key roles in the development of schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions.
Researchers from the UK Medical Research Council recently analysed microglia. These act...
People with schizophrenia are left struggling with relationships and are losing the opportunity to work due to the lack of support.
Over 1,000 people with schizophrenia took part in the survey, and it was found that there are long delays in...
If you have a friend or family member with schizophrenia, helping them find treatment and cope with symptoms can make a huge difference in their recovery. Dealing with schizophrenia can be difficult even if you are not the one with the condition,...
Developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, a computer-based memory game has been tested on a small number of schizophrenia patients with positive results.
With results showing improvements in learning and memory, the game may be...
The research in question looked at 780 people, 410 of whom had experienced psychosis and 370 healthy participants - all aged between 18 and 65.
The research was carried out by King's College London and suggests that the risk of psychosis is three...
World Mental Health Day this year tackled schizophrenia, an often misunderstood condition. Statistics from the Mental Health Foundation reveal that there is more media misinformation about schizophrenia than any other condition.
So what exactly...
World Mental Health day is an initiative run by the World Federation for Mental Health and was first celebrated in 1992. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of various mental health issues, including mental health education and advocacy....
People who have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have a higher chance of being diagnosed with schizophrenia or related spectrum disorders, according to a new study.
The research - carried out by scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark -...
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