Psychosis

Sensory and Motor-System Abnormalities May Help Identify High-Risk Individuals Who Will Develop Psychosis

A research team based in Australia has found that certain abnormalities of the body's sensorimotor system—components that help us process... Read More

Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Brain-Structure Changes in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, 2 Studies Show

Years of imaging studies have revealed to researchers that schizophrenia , bipolar disorder , and depression are accompanied by structural... Read More

Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia Worsened Under Pandemic Conditions, Study Finds

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is hard to quantify, but anecdotal reports suggest that rates of... Read More

Testing a Computer-Generated Model to Predict High-Risk Youths' Transition to Psychosis

An international research team has demonstrated a new computer-based model designed to predict whether individual young people at "clinical high... Read More

Using Brainwave Patterns to Predict and Understand Psychiatric Disorders

Using a well-understood, inexpensive and easy-to-deploy technology called electroencephalography, or EEG, as well as related technologies that also measure the... Read More