Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder, and while it is characterized by certain behavioral and cognitive symptoms, there can be considerable differences in the presentation from one patient ...

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves, affects roughly 1% of the population (approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S.) and is a leading cause ...

Genome-wide association data reveals a shared genetic foundation between schizophrenia and the use of specific prescription medications.

Severe mental disorders like major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia share a genetic overlap with ...

Recent findings provide one of the most detailed pictures to date of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia, opening up new avenues for research into the disorder.

Researchers at King's College London have identified the biological nature and timing of changes in human cortical neurons caused by altering activity of a schizophrenia-associated gene in developing ...

People with schizophrenia may have the disease because they are unlucky enough to end up with an extremely rare combination of genes, according to a genetic study of the devastating illness. The ...

A GENE linking schizophrenia and psychosis to creativity could help explain why genes that up the risk of mental illness have been preserved in human evolution. Szabolcs Kéri of Semmelweis University ...

Explore the role of psychiatric genetics in understanding mental health within Indian families, addressing misconceptions and providing clarity.