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Two films are being launched in cinemas in England and online to challenge the misconception that all sufferers of schizophrenia are violent.
The move comes as a YouGov poll of 2,010 people found that more than a third held this belief.
Campaigners Time to Change said someone was as likely to be hit by lightning as […]
People with schizophrenia are more likely to experience discrimination by those closest to them than by employers or officials, a global survey suggests.
Nearly half of the 730 respondents to the King’s College, London, study reported negative treatment by relatives and friends after diagnosis.
About a third said they had encountered problems when seeking or keeping […]
Stuart Baker-Brown, 43, a photographer and writer based in Dorset, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. On World Mental Health Day, he delivers a unique personal insight into how his condition has nurtured his artistic expression.
In the past, schizophrenia has broken my life and taken away many of life’s opportunities, such as work and the […]
Early humans developed a taste for sea food
"Schizophrenia is the price that homo sapiens pay for language."
That is the controversial theory of one leading psychiatrist.
Professor Tim Crow believes that the difference in the development of the human brain from the primate brain - which allows us to process thought and speech - is linked to […]
Malnutrition can harm mental as well as physical health
Babies born during famine are at higher risk of schizophrenia, a study has found.
The Chinese famine of 1959-1961 increased the risk of schizophrenia in later life from 0.84% to 2.15%, Shanghai researchers calculated.
It is not clear whether it is lack of food in general or […]
Dogs were taken into therapy sessions
Pet therapy can help people with schizophrenia feel more motivated and improve their quality of life, research has suggested.
A team from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel looked at the effect of bringing dogs into therapy sessions.
Patients in these sessions were much less apathetic compared to those […]
Schizophrenia is linked to brain abnormalities
The development of schizophrenia can be accurately predicted in high risk groups years before symptoms harden into psychosis, say scientists.
A team from Edinburgh University has found people who go on to develop schizophrenia show subtle signs at an early stage.
This includes social withdrawal, odd behaviour, and feelings of […]
Schizophrenia can be a devastating conditon
Schizophrenia is the most chronic and disabling of the major mental illnesses. It is a highly complex condition, and scientists are not even sure if it is one disorder, or a range of disorders, with different causes.
Approximately one per cent of the population develop schizophrenia during their lives. Men […]