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Cultural Interpretations of Experiences Associated with Schizophrenia Across Populations 

Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness involving disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behaviour. It occurs in about 1% of the world’s population with a roughly equal prevalence across cultures. Yet the expression of schizophrenia, its comprehension, and

Research

New Tool to Detect Schizophrenia Through Brain Activity

Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder with an array of diverse symptoms including extreme oddities in perception, thinking, action, sense of self and manner of relating to others. The term schizophrenia has Greek roots where “schizo” refers to split or crack

Therapy

Life After Psychosis: The Rehabilitation of Patients with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is the descriptive term for a group of psychotic disorders in which personal, social and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual emotional states, disturbed thought processes, strange perceptions and motor abnormalities. As of December 2023, the prevalence

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Physical Health Challenges Affect One in Four Individuals with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder

Lancet Psychiatry published a study report on adults with severe mental problems like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia who are twice as likely to develop multiple physical health problems, for example, diabetes, heart disease etc. than adults without any mental disorders.

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Gymrat with schizophrenia swallows 39 Coins and 37 Magnets

A 26-year-old patient with schizophrenia who had ingested 39 coins and 37 magnets in the belief that zinc would help “build his body” had them successfully extracted from his colon by doctors at Sir Gangaram Hospital. After being hospitalized for

Health

Is It Possible To Work With Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which a person’s thoughts are distorted that makes them interpret the reality in a different or an abnormal way. Schizophrenia impairs the daily life functioning of an individual and could even make a person

Health

The Ketogenic Diet Impact on Schizophrenia: Exploring its Potential Benefits

Schizophrenia, a multifaceted and disabling mental illness, influences countless individuals around the globe, characterized by disturbances in thinking procedures, perceptions, and feelings. While conventional treatments regularly include pharmaceutical and therapy, arising exploration recommends elective methodologies, including dietary mediations like the

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Covid-19 Linked to New Schizophrenia Spectrum: Study

In light of the continued worldwide impacts of SARS-CoV-2, it is vital to understand the possible long-term mental health implications. A various number of recent investigations have put forward a relation between COVID-19 and consequent mental health issues. This current

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Owning cats might increase risk of developing schizophrenia: Study

A new study published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin explored that people who own cats are at double risk of developing schizophrenia and other related disorders. Past studies have found that there is a potential connection between cat ownership and

Education

Schizophrenia: What it is, Symptoms and Treatment

Schizophrenia: What It Is And How It Can Be Treated. Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental disorder that transforms a person’s perception of reality. It affects how one thinks, feels, and behaves. Individuals afflicted with this disorder undergo disorganised