Earlier today, we reported that NIMH-funded researchers at three different genetic research institutes from around the world collaborated and published three new studies yesterday in the journal, ...
Today I have the honor of interviewing Irish author Patrick Tracey, who penned an amazing book, "Stalking Irish Madness Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia," for which he has won the ...
For decades, scientists have been making claims about the genetic roots of mental illness, ranging from schizophrenia and depression, to bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder (ADHD). And for ...
I hope that, once and for all, the message is clear -- someone who has a mental illness is at no greater risk for violent crime. So says a new study that looked at ...
What if your new drug has an unwanted side effect that's going to impact sales if it becomes widely known? Well, in the case of Abilify (aripiprazole) apparently, you make that side effect's data difficult ...
Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, the makers of Fanapt (iloperidone), surged today after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sprang a surprise drug approval for Fanapt for schizophrenia late yesterday.
In afternoon trading today, the stock hit ...
When someone is recovering from a severe mental illness like schizophrenia -- a disorder that can seriously alter one's perception of reality -- sometimes awkward situations come up. Dr. Ron Pies, a contributor to ...
In a quiet Massachusetts town called Milton, a man called Kerby Revelus stabbed two of his sisters to death, and attacked a third in their family home late Saturday afternoon. The third sister is in ...
Just as you believe that maybe, perhaps, the tide is turning and the government that is charged with the responsibility and care of those most in need -- the severely mentally ill who are hospitalized ...
As we reported yesterday, people with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks, are more likely to report hallucinatory experiences such as hearing voices and seeing things that ...