Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder involving changes in perception, thoughts, and behaviors. It typically involves a disconnection from reality, in which a person experiences hallucinations ...

The following story is a composite case based on common clinical experiences, created to illustrate early warning signs of schizophrenia. Names and details have been changed to protect privacy. When ...

Neurological soft signs (NSS) refer to subtle impairments in motor coordination, sensory integration and inhibitory control that are frequently observed in schizophrenia and related disorders. These ...

Disorganized schizophrenia can make it hard for people to think, communicate, and act in ways that are typical or expected. Symptoms include having trouble forming complete sentences and doing tasks, ...

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, and other changes in thoughts or behaviors. Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that affects your thoughts, behaviors, and ...

For Henry Cockburn, the onset of schizophrenia felt like pure common sense. It was February 2002, and the 20-year-old art student had strayed from the University of Brighton to satisfy his desire for ...

“The journey through these phases varies for each person and may cycle, depending on the response to treatment and external stressors,” says Michael Kane, MD, a psychiatrist and the chief medical ...

People with schizophrenia often have delusions: false beliefs about themselves or the world around them. The types of delusions in schizophrenia can vary, but persecutory delusions are the most common ...