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Physical comorbidities from mental illness drive up hospital strain in Europe

A recent study led by Judit Simon from the Department of Health Economics, Center for Public Health, at the Medical University of Vienna shows for the first time comprehensively the extent to which people with mental disorders suffer from physical illnesses - and the resulting hospital costs.

11 Jun 2025

Weight loss drug semaglutide proven safe and effective for people with schizophrenia

Diabetic weight loss medications are effective for people with schizophrenia without affecting psychotic symptoms, University of Queensland researchers have found.

10 Jun 2025

Weekly risperidone capsule delivers consistent drug levels for schizophrenia patients

For many patients with schizophrenia, other psychiatric illnesses, or diseases such as hypertension and asthma, it can be difficult to take their medicine every day.

10 Jun 2025

Taking antipsychotic medications lowers crash risk for drivers with schizophrenia

Taking antipsychotic medications as prescribed lowers the risk of a car crash for drivers with schizophrenia, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250020.

9 Jun 2025

Symptom provocation may boost effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

A new study in JAMA Psychiatry makes the case that symptom provocation may significantly improve the clinical effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive brain stimulation method used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and nicotine dependence.

6 Jun 2025

Study uncovers brain regions that help differentiate imagination from reality

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by UCL researchers.

6 Jun 2025

Experts review how 12-hour biological cycles operate in mice, with clues in humans

Researchers uncover how 12-hour biological rhythms operate in mammals, exploring their unique mechanisms and potential evolutionary ties to ancient tidal cycles. These rhythms could play a critical role in metabolism, stress response, and disease risk.

4 Jun 2025

Researchers show cannabis dependence drives links to psychiatric disorders

Research uncovers genetic connections between cannabis addiction and psychiatric disorders, urging a reevaluation of cannabis legalization and treatment.

2 Jun 2025

Structural racism and social defeat may drive psychosis in marginalized youth

Prevailing theories about why young people experience psychotic breaks at a young age rely on individual factors like exposure to child abuse, school bullying, or drugs.

30 May 2025

Researchers urge mental health inclusion in extreme heat planning

As climate change fuels more frequent and severe heat waves, governments worldwide have adopted Heat-Health Action Plans (HHAPs) to prevent illness and death from heat stroke, heart attacks, and other unwanted physical and mental health outcomes.

29 May 2025

Study shows elevated risk of psychopathology in children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions.

21 May 2025

Genetic variations in Prader-Willi syndrome offer key insights into autism and psychosis

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Invited Expert Review, researchers from the University of Haifa have synthesized cutting-edge findings on Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), revealing how this complex neurodevelopmental disorder serves as a critical model for understanding the interplay between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychotic spectrum disorders (PSD).

20 May 2025

Study offers new clues to early detection of frontotemporal dementia in middle age

Dementia usually affects older people, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be hard to recognize. The most common form is frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is often mistaken for depression, schizophrenia, or Parkinson's disease before the correct diagnosis is reached.

16 May 2025

Early vitamin D deficiency increases risk of ADHD, schizophrenia and autism

Newborn babies with a vitamin D deficiency have a higher chance of later developing mental disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism, a major study involving The University of Queensland has found.

14 May 2025

New insights into how the brain creates a unified visual experience

People have a lot of misconceptions about what the brain's left and right hemispheres do, but one well-known aspect of this division may be even more true than people realize: The brain not only splits up visual spatial perception-processing what's on our left in the right hemisphere and what's on our right in the left hemisphere-it takes cognitive advantage of that.

13 May 2025

Mice study sheds light on the mechanisms underlying sex differences in psychiatric conditions

Conditions such as Tourette syndrome (TS), schizophrenia, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have sex differences with unknown mechanisms.

12 May 2025

GLP-1 receptor agonists improve mood and metabolic health in adults with mental illness

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can lead to significant weight loss and improve blood sugar control in adults with severe mental illness, as well as having positive effects on mood, well-being, and quality of life in those both with and without mental illness, according to a systematic review of the available evidence being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May).

11 May 2025

Women with serious mental illness need more support and education during menopause transition

Many women struggle to find resources to help manage their menopause symptoms. For women living with a serious mental illness, the need for additional support and education during the menopause transition is even greater.

7 May 2025

Breakthrough brain training shows promise for Long COVID recovery

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have identified what is believed to be the first intervention found in a randomized controlled trial to show large and very large improvements in multiple symptoms associated with Long COVID, and to result in people debilitated by those symptoms returning to work.

5 May 2025

Study shows the connection between language disorders and handedness

Linguistic symptoms and an onset early in life: Disorders to which this applies are frequently associated with left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness.

5 May 2025

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Physical comorbidities from mental illness drive up hospital strain in Europe

Weight loss drug semaglutide proven safe and effective for people with schizophrenia

Weekly risperidone capsule delivers consistent drug levels for schizophrenia patients

Taking antipsychotic medications lowers crash risk for drivers with schizophrenia

Symptom provocation may boost effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study uncovers brain regions that help differentiate imagination from reality

Experts review how 12-hour biological cycles operate in mice, with clues in humans

Researchers show cannabis dependence drives links to psychiatric disorders

Structural racism and social defeat may drive psychosis in marginalized youth

Researchers urge mental health inclusion in extreme heat planning

Study shows elevated risk of psychopathology in children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

Genetic variations in Prader-Willi syndrome offer key insights into autism and psychosis

Study offers new clues to early detection of frontotemporal dementia in middle age

Early vitamin D deficiency increases risk of ADHD, schizophrenia and autism

New insights into how the brain creates a unified visual experience

Mice study sheds light on the mechanisms underlying sex differences in psychiatric conditions

GLP-1 receptor agonists improve mood and metabolic health in adults with mental illness

Women with serious mental illness need more support and education during menopause transition

Breakthrough brain training shows promise for Long COVID recovery

Study shows the connection between language disorders and handedness

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