Early symptoms of schizophrenia in children
The first symptoms of sch izophrenia usually appear in early adulthood, but it is also possible for the disease to occur in younger people. Schizophrenia in children is rare, but when it does occur,...
Schizophrenia and life expectancy
Schizophrenia is regarded as one of the most serious mental illnesses for good reason - if untreated, it can essentially make it impossible for a patient to function normally. However, appropriate...
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
In the course of schizophrenia there can be two types of symptoms, which are sometimes referred to as positive symptoms and negative symptoms. This division, contrary to appearances, does not take...
'Consumer' model of recovery
Mental health conditions often carry a great deal of stigma, with treatment focusing on approaches that alleviate or ameliorate symptoms. The current need for people to have more control over both...
Myths about schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most serious mental illnesses and, indeed, this entity can significantly impede the patient's ability to function normally. However, many myths have grown...
Vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia - what could link them?
There are many possible causes of schizophrenia, including the role of genes and various environmental factors. There is also a lot of talk about the potential effects of vitamin D deficiency - it is...
Bullying may increase the risk of psychotic disorders
The fact that bullying by peers in childhood increases the risk of, among other things, depressive or anxiety disorders in the future has been reported for some time. However, researchers at the...
Computer speech analysis and schizophrenia risk prediction
In the case of psychotic disorders, above all schizophrenia, it is often emphasised how important it is to implement treatment as soon as possible in patients suffering from them. The problem here,...
New reports on the causes of schizophrenia
It has been reported for some time that genetic disorders may play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia. More genes are still being discovered whose mutations may favour the...
Is it possible to have 'mild' schizophrenia? The three-phase course of the illness
The doctor makes a diagnosis. Paranoid schizophrenia. A pale fear falls on the patient. It's incurable, why me (or more often why this has happened to our decent family), what to do - such thoughts...
Exercise can stop schizophrenia symptoms?
Exercise can significantly help maintain long-term mental health for people with schizophrenia, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Manchester. Joseph Firth, combining data...
Schizophrenia a disorder of the immune system?
Man, in this way, differs from the animal world in that he wants to inquire into the cause of the phenomenon he observes. He wants to investigate it and determine what has led to what he observes. In...
What does the media have against psychiatry?
This article is a commentary on the discussion that erupted on Medscape.com following the publication of an article in the New York Times critical of the behaviour of psychiatrists.
Is all psychosis schizophrenia?
Psychosis (psychotic disorder/psychotic state) is a syndrome, a collection of symptoms that can be related to many different mental disorders, but in the diagnostic classifications ICD - 10 or DS -...
Schizophrenia - information about the illness
Schizophrenia is the most severe mental illness. It is estimated that 1% of the population suffers from it.
Schizophrenia in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Schizophrenia is classified as a chronic illness with a very complex and varied picture. It mostly affects adults, leads to an abnormal assessment of reality, problems with the perception of self and...
10 October - International Mental Health Day
"Living with schizophrenia" is the theme for Mental Health Day 2014.
Psychotic and mood disorders and communication disorders
Communication abilities are the basis of social functioning. In many illnesses involving psychotic disorders and mood disorders, these abilities are impaired. Our brain and the progression of the...
Are schizophrenia sufferers more capable?
There is more and more talk about mental illness these days. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that used to be treated as an evil from God or a situation depicting the ascension of the devil into...
How does schizophrenia affect the assessment of quality of life?
The quality of life of people with schizophrenia, globally, is perceived by them to be worse than that of healthy people.
