Schizophrenia Stories
- While the cause of schizophrenia is still unknown, a few observed patterns and warning signs may help identify the disorder in the early stages.
- Experiences of sibling bullying during middle childhood can have lasting, detrimental effects on mental health.
- New research suggests that maternal smoking during pregnancy may raise the risk of severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, in offspring.
- New study says smoking marijuana doesn't trigger psychotic symptoms as much as we thought.
- Scientists say they have observed what happens as cells develop in the womb for babies who grow up to have schizophrenia.
- A chemical imbalance in the brain may contribute to schizophrenia, so targeting it might relieve symptoms.
- Playing a virtual reality game could help doctors find and treat people with schizophrenia earlier.
- Smoking a lot of cigarettes might be a way to self-medicate when you have schizophrenia.
- A large percentage of Americans are on psychiatric medications like antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills.
- The same immune system culprit that causes swelling in the brain might also be a factor in schizophrenia, giving researchers a lead on how to treat the mental illness.
- Brains with schizophrenia have a lot in common with a rusting piece of metal, MRIs show, and that could help us understand the mental illness.
- Scientists found a molecule that causes auditory hallucinations in people with schizophrenia and could use that information to better treat the mental illness.