May 22nd, 2012
Transcranial direct stimulation may help some patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Although still considered an experimental therapy , direct brain stimulation (DBS) has been in practice for several years and has been tried ...
April 20th, 2012

Children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, according to new research from the University of Liverpool.
The research analyzed the ...
April 12th, 2012

Pseudo-epilepsy is on the rise as a new study discovers that more than a third of patients believed to ...
March 29th, 2012

In a new study, Swedish researchers have identified epigenetic changes -- known as DNA methylation -- in the blood of patients with schizophrenia.
Epigenetics is an emerging field of study characterized by research ...
March 27th, 2012

A novel study suggests difficulties processing auditory stimuli, genetic factors and smoking are potential risk factors for schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia has long been known to be hereditary although researchers have been ...
February 29th, 2012

As medical knowledge has expanded over the past decades, the differences between autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia ...
February 23rd, 2012

Emerging research suggests a specific type of computerized cognitive training can lead to neural and behavioral improvements for individuals with schizophrenia.
The ...
February 15th, 2012

A provocative new paper suggest sleep problems can increase the risk for dissociative or identity disorders. Dissociative symptoms and dissociative identity disorder were formerly known as ...
February 8th, 2012

Making a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder is a difficult endeavor as clinicians cannot rely on a lab test to help with the decision.
A new study suggests that ...
February 2nd, 2012

Experts proclaim that approximately 14.4 million Americans take an antipsychotic medication. The drugs are typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number ...