Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness characterized by incoherent or illogical thoughts, bizarre behavior and speech, and delusions or hallucinations, such as hearing voices. Schizophrenia typically begins in early adulthood.
Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology
What you can do
- Seek schizophrenia support from a drop-in center
Now available in nearly every metropolitan area in the U.S., consumer-run drop-in centers help people with serious mental illness become part of their communities again.
Getting help
- Find a Psychologist
- Schizophrenia treatment
Antipsychotic drugs aren’t the only treatment people with schizophrenia need. Along with medication, psychotherapy and support can help them regain their lives.
News
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Researchers explore link between schizophrenia, cat parasite
July 31, 2010, The Baltimore Sun
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A complex link between marijuana and schizophrenia
July 21, 2010, TIME Magazine
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Brain patterns may show mental illness risk
July 5, 2010, MSNBC
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Sexual assault may increase risk for psychosis, schizophrenia
June 16, 2010, Psych Central
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Creative minds 'mimic schizophrenia'
May 29, 2010, BBC News
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Regular exercise still important in schizophrenia
May 12, 2010, Psych Central
Monitor on Psychology Articles
- Mental health care: Vulnerable populations still left behind
November 2009
- Moments of lucidity
November 2008
- The cost of mental illness
July 2008
Books
- Advances in Clinical Cognitive Science
January 2007
- Schizophrenia in Late Life
October 2004
- Social Cognition and Schizophrenia
May 2001