Schizophrenia News

Cannabis, amphetamine and opioid use disorders were all associated with conversion from schizotypal disorder to schizophrenia, study findings published in JAMA Psychiatry revealed.

Study results showed that psychological resilience in adulthood appeared to counteract the negative effects of childhood adversity on mental and physical health in both adults with schizophrenia and nonpsychiatric comparison adults.

Results from a nationwide, 20-year follow-up study in Finland revealed that the later antipsychotic medication is discontinued, the greater the relative risk for treatment failure in the first 8 years after first episode of schizophrenia. The study also reported that long-term antipsychotic treatment is linked to increased survival.

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong found that patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who underwent a 2-year early intervention service had a significantly lower suicide rate than those who did not over the course of 12 years.

Children born to consanguineous parents are more likely to have common mood disorders and psychoses than those born to nonrelated parents, according to study findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Certain nutrients could benefit patients with first-episode psychosis when taken as an adjunctive treatment, according to systematic review findings.

Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry indicated that patients with first-episode schizophrenia who continued their antipsychotic treatment for at least 3 years after initiation were less likely to relapse and develop poor long-term health outcomes than those who discontinued treatment.

Results of a large genome-wide association study on empathy revealed that genes play a small role in empathy, and that these genetic variations associated with empathy affect psychiatric conditions — such as autism, schizophrenia and anorexia — and psychological factors.

Study findings demonstrated a link between parental asthma and bipolar disorder in their children, according to data published in Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Study findings showed that individuals with first-episode psychosis who used early psychosis intervention services had significantly lower rates of all-cause mortality, faster access to psychiatric services and less ED use compared with those who did not use these services.