Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving changes in perception, thoughts, and behaviors. It typically involves a disconnection from reality, in which a person experiences hallucinations ...

The following story is a composite case based on common clinical experiences, created to illustrate early warning signs of schizophrenia. Names and details have been changed to protect privacy. When ...

Symptom education for early intervention, and the benefits of a team approach with peer support. The importance of education about symptoms and early intervention to reduce the duration of untreated ...

Researchers have discovered that something as simple as weakened grip strength may be an early warning sign of psychosis—a complex mental condition marked by distorted thinking, delusions, and ...

When Corrina left home for college, she was the bright, pretty cheerleader and volunteer. I met her a few years later while I was researching mental illness among youth, and Corrina was in crisis. She ...

Prevailing theories about why young people experience psychotic breaks at a young age rely on individual factors like exposure to child abuse, school bullying, or drugs. But a new study from the NYU ...

The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey provides the official statistics on trends over time in autism, psychotic disorder, ...

March 4, 2010 (Updated with comment March 10, 2010) — Experimenting with marijuana at a young age increases the risk for hallucinations or delusions later in life, a new study shows. "Early cannabis ...

When Corrina left home for college, she was the bright, pretty cheerleader and volunteer. I met her a few years later while I was researching mental illness among youth, and Corrina was in crisis. She ...