Schizophrenia News

Using a visual mapping task, researchers found that bodily sensations of emotions were abnormal in patients with schizophrenia, who reported less discrete and less clear bodily sensations across emotions compared with controls.

Researchers found that long-acting injectable haloperidol decanoate was linked to lower rates of efficacy failure compared with long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate, but only among younger individuals with schizophrenia.

After assessing data from a large community sample of more than 7,000 youth, researchers found a high rate of obsessive-compulsive symptoms, particularly in females and after puberty.

As 2018 draws to a close, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of the top stories of the year for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

Development of emotional problems in early childhood was linked to higher risk for schizophrenia, study findings published in the American Journal of Psychiatry showed.

In a 10-year follow-up study of more than 100 patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers found that remaining relapse-free was the most significant predictor of successful long-term antipsychotic medication discontinuation.

Computerized targeted cognitive training improved auditory perception and verbal learning and reduced auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia mandated to receive care at a rehabilitation center, study findings showed.

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and PsychoGenics have announced positive results from a pivotal phase 2 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of SEP-363856, a novel psychotropic agent for schizophrenia, according to a press release.

Newborns with vitamin D deficiency had a 44% increased risk for schizophrenia in later life compared with those with normal vitamin D levels, according to study data reported in Scientific Reports.

Severe infections requiring hospitalization were linked to subsequent increased risk for hospitalization for any mental disorder and psychotropic medication use in Denmark, according to a nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.