Psychosis

Drug-induced psychosis is a common and usually temporary mental health symptom. Psychosis is a disconnection from reality that may cause false beliefs called delusions, or false sensory ... Read More

Research and anecdotal experience both point to the harmful effects of sleep deprivation on memory, and researchers have new insight into this association. According to animal research ... Read More

People with homophobic attitudes are more likely to exhibit psychotic and dysfunctional personality traits, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Homophobia ... Read More

School shootings, bomb threats, and similarly horrific crimes often spark national dialogues about “mental illness”. Yet research consistently suggests that those with mental health ... Read More

“Hippocrates is supposed to have said that it is so much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has […] it doesn’t follow ... Read More

Mental health stigma is alive and well, but some conditions are more stigmatized than others. Schizophrenia, which can lead to a disconnection from reality called psychosis, remains one ... Read More

There is a broad body of research on schizophrenia spectrum issues. Some of the research is focused on the neurobiological aspects of the illness using magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) ... Read More

Schizophrenia is often diagnosed after someone has a psychotic episode. When someone who has had a psychotic episode initially seeks treatment, however, he or she may have had a prolonged ... Read More

Relapse rates are high among people with psychosis and in particular, schizophrenia. Some of the reasons for relapse include nonadherence to therapy and medication and inadequate support ... Read More

Hallucinations can be symptomatic of different mental health conditions and can be present in schizophrenia, depression, schizoaffective conditions, and bipolar with psychosis. The severity ... Read More

Cognitive remediation (CR) is a therapeutic approach that aims to address cognitive, neuropsychological, social and executive function in mental illness. To date, it has been examined mostly ... Read More

There are a number of things that distinguish a psychotic episode (PE) from psychosis—not the least of which is persistence. A large number of people experience a psychotic episode ... Read More