Schizophrenia is often known as a heritable disorder, but what some fail to realize is that the environment can play a major ...

The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes. Why all therapists need to be able to recognize it.

John M. Kane, MD, co-director of the Institute of Behavioral Science at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical ...

In schizophrenia, aggression toward family can occur. This complex mental health condition can result in hostile behavior during periods of acute symptoms. While aggression is not inevitable for ...

A new study of young persons at clinical high-risk of developing psychosis has identified measures of violence potential that may be useful in predicting both the increased risk of future violent ...

Psychotic experiences—ranging from fleeting perceptual anomalies to attenuated delusional thoughts—are increasingly recognised as significant markers of mental health vulnerability. Although these ...

Psychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. While these symptoms do not constitute a disorder diagnosed as ...

(Олег Мороз/Unsplash) Having a cat as a pet is linked to an increased risk of schizophrenia-related conditions, according to ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a substantial genetic component to postpartum ...