Schizophrenia typically begins in late adolescence and young adulthood. Research estimates that the average age of onset for psychotic disorders like schizophrenia lies between ages 20 and 29, with ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Jani, 9, began experiencing violent hallucinations at age 5. March 30, 2012 — -- A recent Thursday afternoon found the Schofield family at a chain restaurant in Valencia, Calif. Sister and ...

So, too, can other symptoms mistakenly resemble psychosis, including idiosyncratic thinking and perceptions associated with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), psychotic-like symptoms arising in ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously believed to be the result of several mutations working ...

Children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology than children born to parents without these conditions. The corresponding study as ...

Cognitive issues are core symptoms of schizophrenia. More than 80 percent of people with schizophrenia have cognitive symptoms of some kind. They’re one of the main obstacles to managing schizophrenia ...

Apathy, social withdrawal, and loss of motivation—the so-called ''negative'' symptoms of schizophrenia—are among the most ...