Learn more about schizophrenia and its symptoms, causes and treatments in our expert guide, reviewed by a triple board-certified neuropsychologist.

My schizophrenia is and will always be a fundamental part of who I am. Loving myself means loving my schizophrenia. It’s time the healthcare system acknowledges the need for a movement to ...

Approximately 1% of Americans are affected by schizophrenia — yet the disorder remains highly misunderstood. A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner shares some common myths.

People with schizophrenia have much higher rates of substance use disorders – including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine – than the general population. One study found 47% of people ...

In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), schizophrenia is not categorized into ...

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects how you think, feel, and act. Here’s a closer look at who it tends to impact.

As many as 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men aged 21-to-30 could have been prevented had they avoided cannabis use disorder, according to the study published Thursday in Psychological Medicine.

Schizophrenia is a lifelong, psychotic disorder that affects fewer than 1% of the U.S. population, but is one of the most stigmatized mental illnesses. It affects how people think, ...

Pandemic worsens pre-existing mental illness 08:09. Taye Diggs is opening about a mental health condition that has affected his family: schizophrenia.. The actor, 53, revealed for the first time ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

At least 70% of people with schizophrenia experience hallucinations like “hearing voices,” and new research advances the theory that those voices are echoes of a person’s own speech.

Scientists may have found the reason why people with schizophrenia hear voices. Twenty years ago, the first modern long-acting injectable antipsychotic was also billed as a game-changer. Yet it ...