Psychosis

Researchers Report Clozapine Reduced Risk of Second Psychosis Relapse by 34% in Study of 3,000 Young Schizophrenia Patients
What is the most effective way to prevent psychosis relapses in people who have been hospitalized for a first episode of schizophrenia? Results of a population-based study recently published in… Read More
Research Probes Links Between Hippocampal Hyperactivity in Adolescence and Development of Psychosis
Experiments performed by a team led by BBRF-affiliated investigators have provided striking evidence that may help to explain why psychosis typically emerges during adolescence and involves… Read More
Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Help Reduce Risk of Relapse in Some Women with Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Researchers have published results of what they say is “the first well-powered study” investigating how menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) affects the risk of psychosis relapse in women of menopausal… Read More
Over the Long Term, Antipsychotic Medicine Stabilized Functional Connectivity in Depressed Patients with Psychosis
Psychosis, which involves hallucinations, delusions, and other distortions of thought and perception, is often associated with schizophrenia. But it also occurs in other disorders, including major… Read More
In Young Psychosis Patients, Study Reveals Changes Over Time in Brain Molecules Called Metabolites
What changes occur in the brain after a young person has a first episode of psychosis (FEP)? Read More