Schizophrenia

Researchers have identified specific cell types that underlie schizophrenia, according to a study in Nature Genetics.

As reported online May 28 in Nature Medicine, Dr. Weinberger and colleagues analyzed data from 2,885 adults across the US, Italy, Germany, and Japan, including 2,038 with schizophrenia.

Women who continue to take olanzapine or quetiapine during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a study published online in The American Journal of Psychiatry. ...

Early intervention services for patients with early-phase psychosis was linked with better outcomes across all meta-analyzable measures, compared with treatment as usual, according to a new meta-analysis...

In a recent study, researchers examined the effects of a 2-year early intervention service on short- and long-term risk of suicide in patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Aerobic exercise appeared to enhance the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia in a small 12-week study.

Reducing the dose of risperidone and olanzapine can improve cognitive function and negative symptoms in patients with stable schizophrenia, new research from China suggests.

Whether antipsychotic treatment among patients with schizophrenia is associated with an increase or decrease in mortality risk is controversial. The effects of specific agents or routes on this association...

In a recent study, researchers sought to update heritability estimates based on data from 31,524 twin pairs from 2 nationwide registers in Denmark.

Depressive symptoms and elevated C-reactive protein levels are common among individuals with schizophrenia, but little is known about the relationship between these factors. In a recent study, researchers...