For a patient to receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia, other disorders must be ruled out, such as schizoaffective disorder and mood disorders with psychotic features. 12 Symptoms of a major depressive ...

John J. Miller, MD, and Nev Jones, PhD, open a discussion providing an overview on the current state of patients with schizophrenia. Joining me today in this discussion are my colleagues, Nev Jones, ...

Is schizophrenia more common in men than in women? Does it usually start around a certain age? And do things like your race or location raise your chances of getting it? The field of epidemiology can ...

Schizophrenia has been called “the worst disease affecting mankind” (1). It is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder, with multiple clinical features. These include cognitive impairment and deficits, ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

People with schizophrenia have much higher rates of substance use disorders – including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine – than the general population. One study found 47% of people with ...

Schizophrenia commonly co-occurs with other mental health conditions, including depression. However, experts do not know exactly why this happens. People with schizophrenia and depression may have ...

Schizophrenia, or schizophrenia spectrum disorder, is a serious mental illness affecting 24 million people worldwide. If you live with schizophrenia, your ability to relate to reality is significantly ...

Many of the antipsychotic medications block post-synaptic D2 receptors in the central nervous system, particularly in the mesolimbic-frontal system. 20 It has been reported that for an antipsychotic ...