Schizophrenia News

Researchers reported differences in antipsychotic treatment discontinuation among veterans with schizophrenia in an observational study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Individuals with mental disorders, particularly those with schizophrenia, received less screening and lower-quality treatment for cardiovascular disease, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

One-fourth of people at clinical high risk for psychosis developed psychosis within 3 years, according to results of an updated meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

A theoretically driven cognitive therapy program significantly reduced persistent persecutory delusions compared with a befriending intervention among patients with non-affective psychosis.

Several factors increased risk for stimulant treatment discontinuation and switch to nonstimulants among people with ADHD, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Groups with shorter fetal maturity at birth had slightly higher rates of multiple neuropsychiatric disorders while groups with the longest fetal maturity exhibited the lowest rates for most disorders.

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also called Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month.

Antipsychotic-naive patients with first-episode psychosis exhibited widespread functional dysconnectivity at baseline, according to results of a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Patients with antipsychotic-naive and first-episode schizophrenia who received antipsychotic treatment experienced weight gain and improvement of clinical symptoms following 8 weeks of treatment.

Among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, women had poorer subjective recovery-related outcomes and more unmet needs compared with men, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.