According to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), in some cases, individuals with schizophrenia may develop delusions as a response to hallucinations. For example, they may believe they ...

Believing you're being watched or targeted can be a symptom of delusional disorder—not just a conspiracy belief. Here's how ...

Schizophrenia affects approximately 23 million people worldwide, with onset usually occurring during a person's late ...

The symptoms of schizophrenia are manifold, and present in such a variety of combinations and severities that it is impossible to describe a "typical case" of schizophrenia. The so-called "positive ...

As I wrote in a previous post, there are six specific conditions within the Schizophrenia and Related Conditions (AKA psychotic disorders) chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has dedicated her career to solving the mysteries of psychosis. As a clinician, Sheffield, the Jack Martin, MD ...

About 1% of Americans, or nearly 3.5 million people, are affected by schizophrenia — yet the mental disorder remains highly stigmatized and misunderstood, experts say. The reason, according to Brooke ...

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 ...

A young woman starts to become suspicious of her cellphone. She notices it listing Wi-Fi networks she does not recognize, and the photos on her contact cards seem to mysteriously change at random ...

Schizophrenia involves periods of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking that distort a person’s sense of reality. Schizoid personality disorder is a long-standing ...

An outdated, catch-all diagnosis when symptoms are difficult to classify ...

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 ...