Psychosis

Using Brainwave Patterns to Predict and Understand Psychiatric Disorders
Using a well-understood, inexpensive and easy-to-deploy technology called electroencephalography, or EEG, as well as related technologies that also measure the activity of cells in the brain,… Read More
In Early Schizophrenia, Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Treatment Lengthened Time to First Hospitalization
One of the most important goals in the treatment of people with schizophrenia is preventing relapses, which often lead to periods of hospitalization. Read More
Drugs Targeting the Glutamate System Warrant Continued Development for Schizophrenia, Study Finds
In the continuing effort to develop new medicines to treat schizophrenia, a team led by BBRF Scientific Council member Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., and including nine other Council Members, BBRF grantees… Read More
Brainwave Study Reveals Oscillation Patterns That May Predict Transition to Psychosis
Researchers led by a BBRF grantee have reported progress in analyzing neural oscillations or “brainwaves” that may make it possible to clinically characterize which individuals at high risk of… Read More
Study Gauges Impact of Heavy, Chronic Cannabis Use on Cognition and Psychosis-Related Phenomena
Over recent years, legal restrictions on cannabis use have been lifted in many U.S. states. In 11 states and the District of Columbia the drug has not only been decriminalized but is currently… Read More