Schizophrenia News

Kids Who First Drink During Puberty at Greater Risk of Alcohol Problems

May 18th, 2013
Kids Who Drink During Puberty at Greater Risk of Alcohol Problems  New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems. "Most ...

Schizophrenia Risk Linked to Declining IQ

May 18th, 2013
Schizophrenia Risk Linked to Declining IQA long-term study provides evidence that the genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with lower IQ among people who do not develop this disorder. Schizophrenia is a rare but ...

Flu While Pregnant May Quadruple a Child’s Risk of Bipolar

May 15th, 2013
Flu While Pregnant May Quadruple a Child’s Risk of BipolarA new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health ...

A New Name for Schizophrenia?

May 12th, 2013
A New Name for 'Schizophrenia?'Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...

Hypertension Drug Appears to Relieve Psychosis

May 10th, 2013
Hypertension Drug Appears to Relieve PsychosisPatients experiencing psychosis quickly improved after a single infusion of sodium nitroprusside, an antihypertensive agent, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Sodium nitroprusside is used ...

Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in Kids

May 9th, 2013
Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in KidsMothers who catch the flu during pregnancy may be almost four times more likely to have a child who develops bipolar disorder, according ...

Severe Infection in Childhood May Up Risk of Schizophrenia

May 7th, 2013
Severe Infection in Childhood Linked to Later SchizophreniaA new study shows that individuals who were hospitalized for a severe infection during childhood are almost 50 percent more likely to develop schizophrenia than individuals who were not. "This higher ...

Family of Many Schizophrenia Patients Report Positive Personal Growth

May 5th, 2013
Family of Many Schizophrenia Patients Report Positive Personal GrowthAmidst the heavy emotional toll of taking care of a loved one with schizophrenia, new research reveals that, for many family members, there ...

Could Your Nose Help Diagnose Schizophrenia?

April 30th, 2013
Could Your Nose Help Diagnose Schizophrenia?Despite the devastating effects of schizophrenia, it is often difficult to diagnose early. As with all mental disorders and many other diseases, mental health professionals rely on a ...

Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain Wiring

April 30th, 2013
Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain WiringIn a new study, Jamie Feusner, M.D., and colleagues report that individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have, in essence, global "bad wiring" in their brains ...