Depersonalization, or a state of mind causing someone to feel disconnected from themselves, is a common symptom of ...

“These impairments often persist even during periods of symptom remission and can have a profound impact on daily functioning and quality of life,” says Caroline Fenkel, a doctor of social work, a ...

Scientists have developed an innovative way to study serious mental health conditions by growing tiny brain-like structures ...

What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects more than 20 million people worldwide and is characterized by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the ...

The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia is a scientific theory that suggests dopamine directly contributes to schizophrenia symptoms. Research on this theory and other causes of schizophrenia is ...

On September 27, 1896, a person calling himself "ALIENIST” wrote to the New York Times alleging that the young Democratic party presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan was of "unsound mind." In ...

Two major genetic studies involving many hundreds of thousands of participants have identified hundreds of genome regions that may harbor genes linked to schizophrenia. One of the studies identified ...

Uncovering how rare genetic changes disrupt brain signaling and structure, this landmark study sheds new light on the roots of schizophrenia and opens doors for future therapies. Study: Whole-exome ...

Schizophrenia is often known as a heritable disorder, but what some fail to realize is that the environment can play a major ...

What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects over 20 million people worldwide and is characterised by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the ...