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Psychosis

Psychosis is a feature of many psychiatric disorders. This section deals with some of the most common psychotic disorders.

What is schizophrenia?

One of the most misused psychiatric terms is the word "schizophrenia". This disease is often incorrectly used to describe a person with strange ideas and/or behaviour or someone with a "split personality".

Schizophrenia: a mother's tale

Heather McKenzie's life changed forever when her son first started displaying symptoms of schizophrenia. Read her story on Schizophrenia Awareness Day.

Managing mind and body

A pharmaceutical company developed a programme to assist people with schizophrenia to deal with weight gain associated with antipsychotic medication.

Genes tied to schizophrenia found

Scientists looking for an inherited link in schizophrenia have hit on two genes tied to the brain disease.

Schizophrenia-bipolar link found

A new study finds a genetic link between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The new findings are outlined in the current issue of The Lancet.

Schizophrenia: your questions

Wonder whether you have your facts right about schizophrenia? We invited to experts to answer your questions.

The future of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a major public health problem. Read about the latest developments in research and treatment of this illness that affects 1% of the population.