Cigarette smoking is very common among patients with schizophrenia. New research presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting may have pinpointed which patients have the highest...
Compared with healthy controls and people at high risk for psychosis, people with schizophrenia show a different chemical response to stress, according to a study published in the journal Brain.
The authors of a new study aimed to explore whether dialectical behavior therapy is effective for adolescents with a high risk for suicide who engage in self-harm and non-suicidal self-injury.
Previous research has suggested that non-suicidal self-injury is an important correlate of suicide risk. In a recent study, researchers examined the relationship between self-injury and suicide planning and...
Despite accounting for just 1% of the population, people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders represent nearly 12% of people who die by suicide, according to a study published online in Schizophrenia...
Previous research has suggested that older individuals may experience a poorer course of major depressive disorder compared with young or middle-aged individuals. In a new study, researchers aimed to...
Benzodiazepine overdoses can be fatal when mixed with opioids. In a new study, researchers investigated opioid prescription rates among patients taking a benzodiazepine compared with the general...
Older adults with depression are known to have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer dementia, but factors that could predict an increased risk for Alzheimer dementia are not well understood. In a new...
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.
