Auditory and visual hallucinations are hallmark symptoms of psychosis, but in the prodromal stage, a patient might describe hearing whispers or footsteps or notice brief distortions when looking at ...

In the early phases of depression and psychosis, patients often show altered inflammatory markers in the blood and structural ...

Each year, the last week of February is recognized as Eating Disorder Awareness Week. In the days leading up to it, my inbox ...

Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder, often robbing individuals of their grip on reality and ability to ...

Researchers at the University of Seville have analyzed alterations in the cerebral cortex in people suffering from psychosis. Their findings show that psychosis does not follow a single trajectory, ...

Psychosis is much more than schizophrenia. While this disease is considered king of the psychotic disorder realm, psychotic symptoms are found throughout diagnostic categories and can also be quite ...

Psychosis is a little understood mental health condition whose sufferers often face stigmatization and marginalization. At Northeastern, professor Alisa K. Lincoln and student TaKaya McFarland are ...

A MOTHER has bravely opened up on her battle with postpartum psychosis. Jade Lloyd, a maternal mental health advocate from the UK, was diagnosed with the rare and rapid-onset mental illness ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2007;10(4):241-245. Use of community resources may prolong care of individuals with dementia at home. The Alzheimer's Association can provide information and support. Day care ...

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

This is the latest, and perhaps last, of several debates with Bob Whitaker on the role of antipsychotics in treating psychotic symptoms. It was triggered by a recent email exchange that clarified our ...