The Latest Breaking News from Schizophrenia

Health worker describes 40-year-old as ‘compliant’ and ‘diligent’ patient but recalls 2020 phone call and a possible ‘warning sign’ of mental health relapse

Other lives: Chair of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship who pushed for better mental health provision in the UK

A forgotten email which meant a mentally ill man went without treatment before a mass stabbing has led to improvements by police to ensure there is no repeat.

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 period from adolescence to early adulthood. It’s a complex disorder that affects almost every area of life.

Israel has released a Palestinian who took part in an attack when he was 13 and developed schizophrenia in prison as requests for early release were denied

Epigenetic changes in the placenta may shape how the fetal brain develops and thus influence the risk of psychiatric disorders.

In his new book, No More Normal, psychiatrist Alastair Santhouse recalls an experience from the 1980s when he was a university student in the UK helping deliver supplies to “refuseniks” – Soviet citizens who were denied permission to leave the USSR. These people often faced harsh treatment, losing their jobs…

These types of studies aren't intended to imply causation, yet they are often interpreted as such

New schizophrenia cases linked to cannabis use disorder more than doubled in Ontario after legalisation of drug

Missouri man sentenced to 8 years for crashing truck into White House barriers in Nazi-inspired attack. No injuries reported. Schizophrenia diagnosis post-...

"Huge mistake." Morgan Geyser, the girl responsible for stabbing her 12-year-old friend 19 times in 2014 to please "Slenderman," was granted a controversial conditional release thanks to her progress in managing her schizophrenia. The post Student Who Took Classmate’s Life To “Please Slender Man” Released From Psychiatric Hospital first appeared…