Category Archives: Schizophrenia

Why We Need to Rethink Mental Healthcare | Idea Forge

What does it mean to have a mental illness in America?

Perceptual Disturbances Not a Major Predictor of Schizophrenia Onset

A new study has found that perceptual disturbances — a milder form of full-blown hallucinations — are not necessarily predictive symptoms of schizophrenia.

A Shocking Way to Fix the Brain – Technology Review

Neurosurgeons hope to treat some of the most intractable mental disorders by putting advanced arrays of electrodes into patients' brains.

BU Today | Boston University

… help is close by. Even so, many students suffer in silence. But those who've sought help want others to know that things do get easier with help, that going to a mental health professional isn't a reflection of a personal failing, and that they are not alone. … Preventing alcohol abuse is the top priority of Wellness & Prevention Services at Student Health Services (SHS), says director Katherine Mooney (SPH'12). With anxiety and depression sweeping college campuses, …

This Is What Living With Schizophrenia Is Really Like – BuzzFeed …

BuzzFeed News spoke to four people diagnosed with schizophrenia about the importance of destigmatising the condition and providing access…