Antipsychotic drugs have proven to be crucial in relieving the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia — hallucinations, delusions, and incoherence — but are not consistent in relieving the behavioral symptoms of…
Fortunately, we’ve come a long way since the theory that less-than-affectionate mothers cause schizophrenia. Today, it’s widely accepted that a complex interplay of genes and environment contributes to schizophrenia, which…
Substance abuse can be a co-occuring issue among those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Roughly 50 percent of individuals suffering from schizophrenia struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. Some people who abuse…
People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a substantially raised risk of premature death, research warns, and the risk seems to be increasing. Attempts have been made in recent years…
Sleep is essential to the maintenance of mental health. Sleep helps to regulate mood and process emotional information and experiences into memory. Insufficient sleep is associated with increased emotional reactivity…
Getting a new diagnosis is rarely good news — most people have a fair amount of anxiety and trepidation in learning they’ve got some sort of condition. Nowhere is this…
The symptoms of schizophrenia manifest in each person differently. Some people with schizophrenia are capable of managing their symptoms and care while others may require the help of family members…
People living with schizophrenia often go from periods of psychosis to periods of relative stability. There are many tricks and tools that long-term suffers have learned in order to have…
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder — one the most chronic and disabling types of mental illness. The first signs of schizophrenia, which typically emerge in young people in their…
What comes to mind when the word schizophrenia is spoken? Likely images of a bedraggled man or woman, with wild hair and tattered clothing, chatting away with someone that you…
