PET imaging in healthy volunteers, high-risk subjects and patients with schizophrenia shows a stepwise elevation in microglial activity (in orange) as the severity of the illness increases. Image: MRC Clinical Sciences Centre.
Category Archives: Psychosis
Study finds inflammation in the brain is linked to risk of schizophrenia
A study published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry is the first to find that immune cells are more active in the brains of people at risk of schizophrenia as well as those already diagnosed with the disease.
Free Mental Health First Aid Training Offered By United Services
Openings available for October 27th & 29th Training. United Services will be hosting a free 8-hour Mental Health First Aid training to the community on October 27th and 29th at United Services' Dayville Clinic at 1007 North …
Does Schizophrenia Exist on an Autism-Like Spectrum? – Scientific …
New research suggests hallucinations can occur in relatively healthy people.
Schizophrenia May Be Group of Disorders Affecting Different Brain …
Advanced brain imaging shows that certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia are linked to abnormalities in specific parts of the brain. The findings, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, could be a …