Schizophrenia News & Features

If you have schizophrenia, you may wonder if it’s OK to drink alcohol when taking medications to manage your condition. For most people, that’s not a good idea.

Kombucha is a fermented drink with bold health claims. So, is kombucha really good for people with schizophrenia?

Animals are on the new frontier of therapy to help people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, manage their symptoms.

Mobile apps may help someone with schizophrenia stick to a medication schedule; keep tabs on mood, sleep, and day-to-day functioning; and even manage symptoms such as hallucinations.

People with schizophrenia tend to have lower life expectancy than those who don’t have the disease. Schizophrenia itself isn’t life-threatening. But people who have it are more likely to have other health conditions that raise their chances of death.

These resources can help you navigate your symptoms and challenges and find inspiration, hope, and knowledge that you can and will get better.

There’s no one way to live with schizophrenia. The symptoms and challenges are different for each person with the illness. But your life is about more than your diagnosis. Having a support system, family or other loved ones, and a fulfilling job can allow you to live with schizophrenia on your own terms and achieve your personal recovery goals.

If you or a loved one has schizophrenia, you may wonder whether medication alone is enough to treat or prevent symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and aggression. Learn more about what the research shows and what doctors recommend.

Scientists are studying CBD oil for schizophrenia and dozens of other health conditions. Here’s what to know if you have schizophrenia and are thinking of trying CBD.

Schizophrenia raises your odds of another serious condition: misusing alcohol. Alcohol can also trigger psychosis. Learn more about the link between schizophrenia and alcohol, and about treatment options

The average life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 10 to 20 years less than in the general population. There has long been concern that one reason is long-term use of antipsychotic drugs to ease symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations.

New research suggests that growing up with a dog may lower schizophrenia risk by as much as 24%.

Dating when you have schizophrenia can be a challenge. But your condition doesn’t have to stand in the way of a happy, healthy relationship. Get tips on easing into the dating game.

Experts and people with schizophrenia describe what it’s like to live with this debilitating mental illness.

Noninvasive treatment worked for a third of patients in study, though effects were temporary

Study designed to allay fears that kitty poop parasites raise odds for schizophrenia, other disorders

Analysis found gene variant prompts too much 'pruning' in brain during teen years

Clozapine already approved for use after other antipsychotics don't work

Lifestyle habits such as smoking greatly up the odds for heart disease, cancer and COPD, study finds

Talk Therapy Effective to Treat Schizophrenia

Findings raise possibility of testing, early treatment, researchers say

The FDA has approved a version of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole that adults with schizophrenia can take every 4-6 weeks. WebMD has the details.

Goal is to help physicians make better drug choices for psychotic patients

Omega-3 supplements may help protect young people at a high risk of schizophrenia from getting the condition, according to a small study.

Medication can be used as an add-on therapy to antidepressants