“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 ...

The most common white blood cells in your body - immune cells called neutrophils - can make a protein nobody knew they were ...

Cenesthopathic schizophrenia involves unusual and distressing bodily sensations, such as altered body awareness or internal discomfort, that don’t neatly fit into typical schizophrenia symptom ...

A new study found that immune cells called neutrophils may contribute to schizophrenia by generating and activating the ...

Panelists discuss how negative symptoms of schizophrenia differ from positive and cognitive symptoms, explaining that negative symptoms involve withdrawal, flat affect, and poverty of thought rather ...

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 ...

Panelists discuss how negative symptoms like lack of motivation, social withdrawal, and impaired expression significantly impact patients’ ability to maintain relationships and employment, ...

Implementing retinal screening in psychiatric practice could help to alleviate the significant burden on family caregivers.

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 ...

Symptoms of schizophrenia like hallucinations and paranoia can usually be improved with drugs and therapy. But things like anxiety, trouble with focus, and lack of motivation may not be as easy to ...