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·September 20, 2023·6 min read

Mapping Psychosis Reveals The Brain’s Epicentre of Schizophrenia

Researchers charted the brain's response to psychosis, specifically how it spreads, revealing potential therapeutic targets. Their study, which examined 534 individuals across various stages of psychosis, identified the hippocampus as an initial site of change.

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·August 8, 2023·6 min read

Psychedelics Sync Neurons: A Glimpse into Consciousness & Psychosis

Researchers have pioneered a method to simultaneously measure electrical signals from 128 brain regions in conscious rats. Using this technique, they observed the effects of psychedelic drugs, LSD and ketamine, on the brain's neural oscillations.

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·May 30, 2023·5 min read

The Weight of the Mind: The Link Between Obesity and Mental Disorders

A comprehensive study underscores the heightened risk of mental disorders in individuals with obesity. The research, spanning 1997 to 2014, reveals that obesity tends to precede the manifestation of psychiatric diagnoses such as depression, nicotine addiction, and anxiety, among others.

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·May 11, 2023·5 min read

Glutamate Imbalance Impairs Hippocampus, Leading to Psychosis

People with a genetic risk for psychosis have an imbalance of glutamate and GABA neurotransmitters in their brains, specifically in the hippocampus.

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·March 27, 2023·6 min read

Study Maps Out Links Between Psychosis and Our Immune System

Findings reveal increased risk factors for psychosis in those with higher levels of certain cytokines involved in inflammation.

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·January 27, 2023·4 min read

A Young Mother Is Accused of Killing Her Children: What Is Postpartum Depression and Psychosis?

Researchers discuss how postnatal depression and psychosis can lead some mothers to commit violent acts against or even murder their young children.

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·November 22, 2022·3 min read

Family Involvement May Lead to Better Patient Outcomes in Psychosis Treatment

Study reveals the benefits of family involvement in treatment outcomes for those who suffer from psychosis.

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·October 31, 2022·4 min read

Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness

Most perpetrators of mass school shootings do not suffer from severe mental illness, a new study reports. When psychosis is present, mass murderers in an academic setting use means other than firearms to commit their crimes. Consistent with previous findings, the majority of mass school shooters are male and caucasian, and almost half of school shooting episodes end with the perpetrator's suicide.

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·September 1, 2022·3 min read

Interrelationships Between Different Domains of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Using a Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) to assess negative symptoms of schizophrenia may bridge the gap between clinical interviews and a patient's self-reported measure of symptoms.

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·August 24, 2022·7 min read

Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic Cause

Findings implicate copy number variants (CNVs) in the development of childhood psychosis. Researchers recommend chromosomal array testing for children with psychosis.

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·July 6, 2022·3 min read

Development of Psychosis Influenced by Neighborhood

Study revealed the place in which a person lived at the age of fifteen was a big influence on the risk of developing both affective psychosis (bipolar disorder) and non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia) later in life.

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·April 27, 2022·3 min read

Risk of Psychotic-Like Experiences Can Start in Childhood

The association between exposure to socio-economic and environmental risks for psychosis and psychotic-like experiences are present during late childhood, much earlier than previously believed. The findings could assist in assessing risk factors for the development of schizophrenia later in life.

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psychosis

Mapping Psychosis Reveals The Brain’s Epicentre of Schizophrenia

Psychedelics Sync Neurons: A Glimpse into Consciousness & Psychosis

The Weight of the Mind: The Link Between Obesity and Mental Disorders

Glutamate Imbalance Impairs Hippocampus, Leading to Psychosis

Study Maps Out Links Between Psychosis and Our Immune System

A Young Mother Is Accused of Killing Her Children: What Is Postpartum Depression and Psychosis?

Family Involvement May Lead to Better Patient Outcomes in Psychosis Treatment

Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness

Interrelationships Between Different Domains of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic Cause

Development of Psychosis Influenced by Neighborhood

Risk of Psychotic-Like Experiences Can Start in Childhood

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